snafu

英 [snæ'fuː; 'snæfuː] 美 [snæ'fʊ]
  • adj. 天翻地覆的,混乱的
  • vt. 使混乱,使一团槽
  • n. 天翻地覆;混乱

中文词源


snafu 混乱,一团糟

美国二战军事俚语,缩写自 situation normal,all fucked up,一切正常,全部已完蛋。

英文词源


snafu (n.)
1941, U.S. military slang, acronym for situation normal, all fucked up, "an expression conveying the common soldier's laconic acceptance of the disorder of war and the ineptitude of his superiors" ["Oxford English Dictionary"]. As an adjective from 1942. In public explanations the word typically was euphemised to fouled.

双语例句


1. It was another bureaucratic snafu.
又让官僚主义搞成了一团糟。

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2. There could be a last minute snafu that only you can handle.
因为可能出现只有你能收拾的混乱局面.

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3. Due to a police snafu, important evidence was lost.
由于警察的大谬误, 主要的证据都弄丢了.

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4. Facing the snafu life, puts down Asian Li even think sells off that precious gold medal.
面对一团糟的生活, 平亚丽甚至想过变卖那块宝贵的金牌.

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