Balls-up
Slang Term
BritishAustralian
★★★★☆ Common
Very Casual
含义: A complete mess or serious mistake.
一团糟，严重失误
desastre total, cagada monumental
大失態、めちゃくちゃ
완전한 엉망, 심각한 실수
A major blunder or fiasco. Slightly cruder than 'cock-up' but equally common in British English.
重大失误或惨败。比'cock-up'稍微粗俗一些，但在英式英语中同样常见。
Un error garrafal o fiasco. Un poco más vulgar que 'cock-up' pero igualmente común en inglés británico.
大きな失敗や大失態。「cock-up」より少し下品だが、イギリス英語では同様によく使われる。
큰 실수나 대참사. 'cock-up'보다 약간 거친 표현이지만 영국 영어에서 마찬가지로 흔히 쓰임.
字面意思: Messed up (crude slang)
例句
- The whole project was a complete balls-up. 整个项目完全搞砸了Todo el proyecto fue un desastre totalプロジェクト全体が完全にめちゃくちゃだった프로젝트 전체가 완전히 엉망이었어.
- Don't balls this up. 别把这事搞砸了No la cagues con estoこれを台無しにするなよ이거 망치지 마.
- They made a right balls-up of it. 他们把事情彻底搞砸了La cagaron pero bien彼らは見事に台無しにした그들은 완전히 망쳐놨어.
发音
/ˈbɔːlz ʌp/
用法指南
语境: mistake, failure, mess
语气: emphatic, frustrated
✓ 正确说法
- Complete balls-up.彻底搞砸了Un desastre completo完全にめちゃくちゃだ완전 엉망이야.
- Don't balls it up.别搞砸了No la cagues台無しにしないでよ망치지 마.
- What a balls-up!搞得一团糟！¡Vaya cagada!なんてしくじりだ！정말 엉망이야!
✗ 错误说法
- Big mess大混乱Gran desastre大きな混乱큰 난장판
- Total failure彻底失败Fracaso total完全な失敗완전한 실패
常见错误
- Crude but common
- Not suitable for formal situations
起源与历史
From crude slang for making a mess.
词源: British slang
最早记录: 20th century
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: British comedy; British TV
Regional notes: British and Australian, crude but common.
变体
Balls-upBalls it upBallsed up
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