ball up
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balls up
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balling up
过去式
balled up
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balled up
1
搞砸, 制造混乱
to ruin or create disorder in something
- He balled up the presentation by forgetting important details.
他因为忘记重要细节而搞砸了演示。
- Let's not ball up the project with last-minute changes.
我们不要因为最后一刻的更改而搞砸项目。
- The new intern unfortunately balled up the office filing system.
不幸的是，新实习生搞砸了办公室的文件归档系统。
- She balled the recipe up by using the wrong ingredients.
她通过使用错误的成分搞砸了食谱。
- I hope we don't ball the event up with technical glitches.
我希望我们不会因为技术故障而搞砸活动。
2
揉成球, 捏成球状
to make something into a ball by squeezing or crushing
- The clay balled up perfectly for shaping into pottery.
粘土完美地团成球以便塑造成陶器。
- The dough balled up smoothly as she kneaded it for the bread.
当她揉面做面包时，面团顺利地团成了球。
- Before discarding it, she balled up the worn-out cloth.
在丢弃之前，她把那块破布揉成一团。
- The cat balled up the yarn and played with it for hours.
猫把毛线团成球，然后玩了几个小时。
- He balled up the napkin and tossed it into the recycling bin.
他把餐巾揉成一团，然后扔进了回收箱。
3
蜷缩, 缩成一团
to fold the body forward, bringing arms and legs in
- The hedgehog instinctively balled up when it sensed danger.
刺猬在感觉到危险时本能地蜷缩成一团。
- The armadillo has a natural defense mechanism to ball up.
犰狳有一种自然的防御机制来蜷缩成球。
- The goalie instinctively balled up to protect the net.
守门员本能地蜷缩起来以保护球网。
- The yoga instructor asked the class to slowly ball up into a seated position.
瑜伽教练让全班同学慢慢蜷缩成坐姿。
- The gymnast balled up tightly before executing the flip.
体操运动员在完成翻转前紧紧蜷缩了起来。