to cock up sth;to cock sth up：把…搞糟；把…弄得一塌糊涂<非正式，英国>

• He didn't want to cock up the exam.

  他不想把这场考试考砸。

• `Seems like I've cocked it up,' Egan said.

  “看来我把事情搞砸了。”伊根说道。

to cock up sth;to cock sth up：（尤指动物警觉地）竖起，支棱起

把事情搞糟；把事情弄得一塌糊涂<非正式>

• We cocked up in public.

  我们在众目睽睽之下把事情搞砸了。