mess up
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UK mess [sth] up, mess up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (make untidy)
SC 弄乱 nòng luàn
The wind messed up the neat piles of papers, scattering them all over the room.
风把整齐堆叠的文件吹乱了，在房间里散落一地。
mess [sth] up, mess up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: figurative, informal (spoil, botch)
SC 把...搞砸，把...弄糟 bǎ gǎo zá
TC 把…搞砸
TC 把…搞砸
This is important, so try not to mess it up.
这件事很重要，所以尽量不要搞砸。
mess up vi phrasal: figurative, slang (make serious mistake)
SC 搞砸，弄糟 gǎo zá，nòng zāo
This is your last chance, so don't mess up!
这是你最后的机会，别搞砸了！
mess [sb] up, mess up [sb] vtr phrasal sep: figurative, slang (cause emotional problems)
SC 使…的情绪出问题
The death of Charlotte's boyfriend really messed her up.
男友的死使夏洛特的情绪大出问题。
mess-up n: informal (mistake, blunder)
SC 混乱 hùn luàn
TC 混亂
TC 混亂
SC 一团糟 hùn luàn，yì tuán zāo
There was a mess-up with our hotel booking and we had to find somewhere else to stay.
mess up [sb]'s hair, mess [sb]'s hair up v expr: informal (make [sb]'s hair untidy)
SC 弄乱某人的头发 nòng luàn mǒu rén de tóu fà
Don't mess up my hair - I've only just come from the hairdressers!