foul-ups

英 [faʊl ʌps] 美 [faʊl ʌps]

n.  (因组织不当或愚蠢错误而引起的)混乱,差错
foul-up的复数



柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT (由于人为错误或疏忽造成的)糟糕的问题,麻烦事
    A foul-up is something that has gone badly wrong as a result of someone's mistakes or carelessness.
    1. A series of technical foul-ups delayed the launch of the new product.
      一系列技术问题延误了新产品的上市。

双语例句

  1. A series of technical foul-ups delayed the launch of the new product.
    一系列技术问题延误了新产品的上市。
  2. Maybe you've had an experience akin to these, a truck-with-no-brakes run of errors and foul-ups that wreak destruction in your life despite frantic efforts to regain control.
    也许,你也有过和这些类似的经历,错误、毛病虽然在竭力重新控制住,可却像没了车闸的卡车一样出现,对你的生活造成着破坏。