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、put up

建造；搭建；设置

Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major intersections.

抗议者们在许多主要的十字路口设置了路障。

He was putting up a new fence at his home.

他正在为自己家搭建新的篱笆墙。

张贴；公布

They're putting new street signs up.

他们正在悬挂新的路标。

The teacher training college put up a plaque to the college's founder.

那所教师培训学院为该学院的创立者立了一块纪念牌匾。

进行（抵抗）

In the end the Kurds surrendered without putting up any resistance.

最后库尔德人没有作任何抵抗就投降了。

He'd put up a real fight to keep you there.

他曾努力争取让你留在那儿。