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snafu

/sna-foo, snaf-oo/US // snæˈfu, ˈsnæf u //UK // (snæˈfuː) slang mainly military //

故障,失败,失败者,漏洞

Related Words

misunderstanding误解,误区,误会,谅解miscalculation误判,误算,误解,误区blunder失误,大错特错,失策mix-up大杂烩,混战,混淆,混淆视听slipup纰漏,失误,差错,纰漏百出foul-up犯规,犯规了,犯错,犯规事件mess混乱,混乱的局面,杂乱无章,乱七八糟的东西confusion混乱,迷惑,混乱局面,困惑flub忽悠,忽悠人,失误,失败screwup螺丝钉,搞砸了,混乱,拧巴blooper绽放,绽放者,绽放的花朵,绽裂slip滑落,滑倒,滑移,溜error错误,误差,错,差错oversight监督,监管,疏忽大意,监察bungle一团糟,胡闹,搞乱了,搞乱false step错误的步骤,错误步骤,错误的一步,错误的步调faux pas走错路,走错一步,走错了一步,走错路了misjudgment误判,错判,错误的判断,错误判断goof-up搞砸了,笨拙,糊涂,糊涂蛋

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: A ballot snafu in the election led to a recount.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Rare.

    • : in disorder; out of control; chaotic: a snafu scheme that simply won't work.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    sna·fued, sna·fu·ing.Rare.

    • : to throw into disorder; muddle: Losing his passport snafued the whole vacation.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmistake
Synonyms
blunder失误,大错特错,失策foul-up犯规,犯规了,犯错,犯规事件miscalculation误判,误算,误解,误区misunderstanding误解,误区,误会,谅解mix-up大杂烩,混战,混淆,混淆视听slipup纰漏,失误,差错,纰漏百出blooper绽放,绽放者,绽放的花朵,绽裂bungle一团糟,胡闹,搞乱了,搞乱confusion混乱,迷惑,混乱局面,困惑error错误,误差,错,差错flub忽悠,忽悠人,失误,失败mess混乱,混乱的局面,杂乱无章,乱七八糟的东西oversight监督,监管,疏忽大意,监察screwup螺丝钉,搞砸了,混乱,拧巴slip滑落,滑倒,滑移,溜false step错误的步骤,错误步骤,错误的一步,错误的步调faux pas走错路,走错一步,走错了一步,走错路了goof-up搞砸了,笨拙,糊涂,糊涂蛋misjudgment误判,错判,错误的判断,错误判断

Examples

  • The reasons include confusion about how the complex program works, IRS missteps, technical snafus and Treasury Department policy decisions that cut out large groups of people altogether.

  • Zuckerberg went AWOL from the opening statements because of a technical snafu that ended up delaying the hearing for a few minutes while the CEO tried to fix the problem.

  • It’s unclear, though, what caused the Apple live-stream snafu and whether or not it was deliberate.

  • In summary, it seems like states are getting better at avoiding election snafus — and hopefully this means they will be minimal in November.

  • That means extra work for Stadia developers who have to port their existing games to Stadia's environment, which can sometimes lead to apparent graphical snafus.

  • When he was first incarcerated, he says some sort of paperwork snafu had him imprisoned under two different, but similar, names.

  • It may either be a legal snafu or a general backlash that has led Lulu to make a major change to how the app operates.

  • He might be interested to know that Apple fired the manager responsible for the last major snafu the company encountered.

  • SNAFU—“situation normal: all f--ked up,” as soldiers used to say—was the default position for American policy.

  • The Grammys snafu, however, shows a certain lack of humility.

  • Everything was in apple-pie order, except for the snafu in Arzachel, Crag thought bitterly.

  • "We're not giving her a chance to snafu the works," Gotch said grimly.

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