foul-ups

英 [faʊl ʌps]

美 [faʊl ʌps]

n.  (因组织不当或愚蠢错误而引起的)混乱，差错
foul-up的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (由于人为错误或疏忽造成的)糟糕的问题，麻烦事
  Afoul-upis something that has gone badly wrong as a result of someone's mistakes or carelessness.
  1. A series of technical foul-ups delayed the launch of the new product.
     一系列技术问题延误了新产品的上市。

双语例句

• A series of technical foul-ups delayed the launch of the new product.
  一系列技术问题延误了新产品的上市。
• Maybe you've had an experience akin to these, a truck-with-no-brakes run of errors and foul-ups that wreak destruction in your life despite frantic efforts to regain control.
  也许，你也有过和这些类似的经历，错误、毛病虽然在竭力重新控制住，可却像没了车闸的卡车一样出现，对你的生活造成着破坏。