1、mess up
搞砸;弄糟
When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price.
政客们把事情搞砸的时候,埋单的是老百姓。
He had messed up one career.
他把一份工作弄砸了。
弄脏;弄乱
I hope they haven't messed up your video tapes.
我希望他们没把您的录像带弄乱。
干扰;搅乱;使不得安宁
That really messed them up, especially the boys.
那件事真把他们搅得天翻地覆,男孩子们尤受其害。
2、stick out
伸出;探出
She made a face and stuck out her tongue at him.
她做了个鬼脸,向他吐了吐舌头。
He stuck his hand out and he said, 'Good evening.'
他伸出手说:“晚上好。”
显眼;显得突出
The things that stuck out were his cockiness and his four-letter words.
与众不同之处在于他的骄傲自大和满嘴脏话。
What had Cutter done to make him stick out from the crowd?
卡特做了些什么,让他从众人之中脱颖而出?
(在逆境中)坚持到底,忍耐到底
I really didn't like New York, but I wanted to stick it out a little bit longer.
我真的不喜欢纽约,但我想再坚持一段时间。