1、take back
退回;退還;歸還
If I buy something and he doesn't like it I'll take it back.
要是我買的東西他不喜歡的話，我就會去退貨。
I went to the library and took your books back.
我去了圖書館，幫你把書還了。
收回，撤回(所說的話或想法)
I take it back, I think perhaps I am an extrovert.
我收回說過的話，我想也許我是外向型的人。
Take back what you said about Jeremy!
收回你說的關于杰里米的話。
讓…回家;準許…回來
Why did she take him back?
她怎么又讓他回家了？
The government has agreed to take back those people who are considered economic rather than political refugees.
政府同意讓那些被認為是經濟難民的人回國，但政治難民不包括在內。
使回想起;使回憶起
I enjoyed experimenting with colours — it took me back to being five years old.
我喜歡嘗試各種顏色——它使我感覺像是又回到了 5 歲的時候。
This takes me back.
這使我想起了過去。
2、mess up
搞砸;弄糟
When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price.
政客們把事情搞砸的時候，埋單的是老百姓。
He had messed up one career.
他把一份工作弄砸了。
干擾;攪亂;使不得安寧
That really messed them up, especially the boys.
那件事真把他們攪得天翻地覆，男孩子們尤受其害。