ONE PHRASE, IN CONTEXT
mess up
弄错;搞砸

GET TO KNOW THE MEANING
同一个表达,不同的语境。
01弄错;搞砸
影视口语精选(建议基础,暂定):非正式。本义项侧重犯错,通常比 screw up 更温和。
IN A SENTENCE
I mess up names when I'm tired, so I write them down.
我累的时候容易把名字弄混,所以会把它们记下来。
I messed up the dates on the invitation.
我把请柬上的日期弄错了。
"I messed up, didn't I?" "A little. We invited everyone for the day after the wedding."
“我搞砸了,对吧?”“有一点,我们把大家约到了婚礼后一天。”
02弄乱;搞砸;犯错
IN A SENTENCE
I messed up the meeting time and arrived an hour late, so I apologized and offered to reschedule.
我把会议时间弄错了,迟到了一小时,于是道歉并提出重新安排。
