gum up the works

英 美
  • 把事情搞糟
  • gum n.牙床;树胶;齿龈;粘性物质v.搞砸;用牙床嚼;以树胶粘合
  • the art.那;这;这些;那些adv.(用于比较级前)更加;用于最高级前;(用于形容词、副词比较级前)越...越...
  • up adv.向上;起来;上升;往上prep.向上adj.向上的;上行的n.上升v.上升;增加
  • works n.工厂;修建;机器部件;全套物品
    1. I was trying to help, but I screwed up again.
      我原想帮忙,反而又把事情搞糟了。
    2. Things were going fine until you showed up.
      你一露面就把事情搞糟了。