snafu
noun[C]
USinformaluk/snæfˈuː/us/snæfˈuː/asituationin which nothing hashappenedasplanned:
混乱局面,乱子Thecompanyisn'twhollytoblamefor the snafu.出现这样的混乱局面,不该完全怪这家公司。
Asinglesnafu(=seriousmistake)by anairlinecanleavealastingimpressionontravelers.航空公司只要出一次乱子,就会给旅客留下持久的印象。
Accidents and disasters
- accident
- accidental
- accidentally
- accidentally on purposeidiom
- an accident waiting to happenidiom
- calamity
- cataclysm
- cataclysmic
- cataclysmically
- catastrophe
- disaster area
- disastrous
- disastrously
- dumpster fire
- emergency
- mishap
- natural disaster
- non-emergency
- perfect storm
- post-accident