點滴英語天天學第176期:雅思詞彙(15)

1.表述：make a mess of something

變異：make a mess out of something

釋義：To handle something in a way that causes it to be disordered, damaged, or ruined.（把.......弄糟）

例句：I had these books all in order but the kids rifled through them and made a mess of the whole thing.

我把這些書都整理好了，但孩子們把它們翻得亂七八糟。

I'm afraid the accounting department made a mess out of these numbers. We'll need to re-tally the entire ledger.

恐怕會計部門把這些賬目弄得一團糟了，我們需要重新清點全部賬目。

2.表述：play the devil with something

釋義：To ruin or cause serious damage to something. （把......弄糟）

例句：Your being late really played the devil with my plans for the day.

你的遲到真的打亂了我今天的計劃。

I love wine, but it plays the devil with my stomach!

我愛喝葡萄酒，但它對我的胃有害。

3. 表述：foul up

釋義：To mess up or ruin something. （弄糟，搞砸）

例句：The threat of a hurricane really fouled up our vacation plans!

颶風的威脅真的打亂了我們的度假計劃！

Boy, you really fouled up this report, and I don't have time to fix it right now.

天啊，你把這份報告搞砸了，我現在沒時間修改。