mess up

台無しにする、おかしくする

物事を台無しにしたり、正常に働かなくしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make something go wrong or stop working properly.

• Do not mess up my plans.
• The update messed up my computer.
• Have I messed everything up?

使い方： mess something up (Changing that setting could mess the system up.)

類義語： spoil, ruin

反対語： fix

よく使う表現： mess up something, mess up plans, mess up settings

間違える、失敗する

間違いを犯したり、うまくできず失敗したりする。

やさしい英語で： To make a mistake or fail to do something well.

• Everyone can mess up sometimes.
• I messed up and missed the deadline.
• What if I mess up during the interview?

類義語： make a mistake, get it wrong

よく使う表現： mess up again, mess up badly, mess up sometimes

散らかす、汚す

物を散らかしたり汚したりして、整った状態を崩す。

やさしい英語で： To make something dirty, untidy, or no longer neatly arranged.

• Do not mess up my room.
• The rain messed up her hair.
• Who has messed the clean kitchen up?

使い方： mess something up (The wind messed my hair up.)

類義語： mess, make a mess of, dirty

反対語： tidy, clean

よく使う表現： mess up hair, mess up something, mess up clothes

しくじる、失敗する

ある作業をうまくできず、間違ったやり方で行う。

やさしい英語で： To do a particular task badly or incorrectly.

• Do not mess up the test.
• She messed up her first interview.
• I always mess up this dance.

使い方： mess something up (I was nervous and messed my speech up.)

類義語： botch, bungle

よく使う表現： mess up something, mess up a test, mess up a speech

集中を乱す、気を散らす

人の邪魔をしたり気を散らしたりして、間違えさせる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone make mistakes by interrupting or distracting them.

• Stop talking; you mess me up.
• The loud music messed her up while she counted.
• Did my questions mess you up?

使い方： mess someone up (Your shouting is messing me up.)

類義語： distract, put off

よく使う表現： mess someone up, mess up someone

けがをさせる、痛める

人にけがをさせたり、体の一部を痛めたりする。

やさしい英語で： To hurt a person or damage a part of their body.

• A fall can mess up your knee.
• He messed up his ankle playing football.
• The crash messed her up badly.

使い方： mess something up (That fall messed my shoulder up.)

類義語： injure, hurt, damage

よく使う表現： mess someone up, mess up an ankle, mess up a knee