balls-up

短语

n. 混乱, 一团糟

发音

AU

词形变化

balls-ups 复数 balls-ups

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something which becomes muddled or botched in some way.

    爱尔兰 英国 俚语 粗俗

    I was making a cake but when I added too much sugar, it became the balls-up of my cooking career.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

cock-up ball-up mess-up

上位词 3

fault mistake error

词源

Balls in this sense refers to testicles. See also the verb, to balls up and go balls up.

来源：wiktionary