“把事情弄糟”怎么说？
<p> <span word="Gum">Gum</span>虽然是个只包括三个字母的简短的词，但是它的意思可不少。比方说，<span word="gum">gum</span>可以指嘴里嚼的口香糖，或者是像口香糖那样粘胶似的物质。这时<span word="gum">gum</span>是名词，然而<span word="gum">gum</span>也可能是动词。</p><p> <span word="Gum">Gum</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span> 把事情弄糟</p><p> <span word="Works">Works</span>在这个习惯用语里指某种机械装置。想象一下要是把粘胶之类的东西灌进马达里去，会出现什么样的情况呢?齿轮皮带之类机件会粘在一块 儿，运转肯定会受到影响，甚至干脆就停滞不动了。其实<span word="gum">gum</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span>这个习惯用语出典就在这儿。当然作习惯用语的时候<span word="gum">gum</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span>往往和机器无关，而是在说人和事了，用来比喻把事情弄糟，或者阻碍事情的顺利进展。</p><p> 来看个例子吧。这是个公司主管在跟合伙人商量有关同事<span word="Joe">Joe</span>的事儿。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="customer">customer</span>. <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="gum">gum</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>.</p><p> 我想我们和这位新顾客举行第一次会议的时候<span word="Joe">Joe</span>最好不要在场。<span word="Joe">Joe</span>用意不坏，只是我怕他会说出些不恰当的蠢话把我们的事情搞僵了。</p><p> 有时，<span word="gum">gum</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span>也可以简化成<span word="gum">gum</span> <span word="up">up</span>，意思不变。下面这个例子，说话的人去<span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>洽谈业务，但是由于助手<span word="Ryan">Ryan</span>粗心大意，让他白跑了一趟。</p>
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