cock-ups

英 [kɒk ʌps] 美 [kɑːk ʌps]

n.  (打乱了原先所作安排的)差错; (因组织不当而造成的)混乱,一团糟
cock-up的复数



柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 一团糟
    If you make a cock-up of something, you ruin it by doing something wrong.
    1. He was in danger of making a real cock-up of this...
      他很有可能会把这事弄得一团糟。
    2. This was just an administrative cock-up.
      这纯粹是管理上的混乱。

双语例句

  1. A recent Harvard Business Review blog argues that failure is so fantastic that organisations ought to hold a regular fail-fest at which employees wear a pink feather boa and celebrate their cock-ups.
    《哈佛商业评论》博客上最近的一篇文章建议,因为失败是如此美妙的一件事情,各类组织都应定期举行失败欢庆会,让员工戴上粉色羽毛围巾,庆祝过去的种种失败。
  2. When you dig deep into a CV, most reveal missteps and some outright cock-ups.
    如果你仔细检查一篇简历,就会发现大多数人都犯过错误有些完全是一团糟。