英 [ˈkɒkˌʌp] 美 [ˈkɑːkʌp]
n. 顶端翘起；前端翘起之帽；段落开头处特高大写字母
cockup /ˈkɒkˌʌp/
名词 something done badly 一团糟
动词 (of an animal) to raise (its ears), esp in an alert manner (尤指动物警戒地)竖起耳朵等
... shambles 凌乱 flop 啪嗒啪嗒地动... cockup 一团糟 ...
... cocktail 鸡尾葡萄酒 cockup 翘顶端 cocky 骄傲的 ...
... cocktails = 鸡尾酒 cockup = 错误 cocky = 神气活现 ...
But rather than ascribing it to any sort of malicious intent he said it's likely a "cockup rather than a conspiracy."
不过他并没有把它归咎为任何一类的恶意行为，相反他说着这可能是个“错误而非阴谋”。
You can look at this looming cockup two ways.
After interviewing Tom Ridge on stage yesterday at the Forbes Security Conference in New York, I jumped into a car for JFK. The drive was blessedly short, but the TSA waltz was its usual cockup.