English Dictionary

screw up

動詞

他動詞 古風 口語 自動詞

(transitive) To tighten or secure with screws. / (transitive) To raise (rent, fees, etc.) to extortionate levels. / (transitive) To raise or summon up. / (transitive) To twist into a contorted state.

日本語の意味

ねじで締める、固定する / （家賃や料金などを）法外な水準まで引き上げる / 引き上げる、または呼び出す / ねじれて変形させる、ねじ曲げる

Before the party, make sure to screw up the floating shelf to the wall securely.

パーティーの前に、浮き棚をネジで壁にしっかり固定してください。

意味（1）

(transitive) To tighten or secure with screws.

意味（2）

(transitive) To raise (rent, fees, etc.) to extortionate levels.

As far as was possible he kept his subjects as mindless fighting-cocks, troops that could be promised to one power if there was a chance of screwing up another power to a bugger subsidy.

意味（3）

(transitive) To raise or summon up.

trying to screw up enough courage to ask her out

意味（4）

(transitive) To twist into a contorted state.

The baby screwed up his face and began to bawl.

意味（5）

(transitive, dated) To squint.

As they were finishing breakfast came the postman with a letter from Derby. Mrs. Morel screwed up her eyes to look at the address.

意味（6）

(transitive, colloquial) To make a mess of; to ruin.

“Why shouldn't it be my fault, right? I screwed up my kid. I screwed up my marriage. I screwed up my fucking life. We don't need to beat around the bush.” He smirked, shook his head.

意味（7）

(intransitive, colloquial) To blunder; to make a mistake.

Let me finish… you screwed up, but you screwed up for the right reasons. You're going to make mistakes, but it's how you deal with those mistakes, that's going to make the difference.

screws up （ present singular third-person ）

screwing up （ participle present ）

screwed up （ participle past ）

screwed up （ past ）