mess
noun
verb
mes noun
1
DIRTY/UNTIDY
脏的/凌乱的
if there is a mess somewhere or a place is a mess, things there are dirty or not neatly arranged 凌乱，脏乱 singular 单数, U | BrE :
What a mess!
太乱了！
Sorry – the place is a bit of a mess .
对不起 — 这里有些乱。
When I got home, the house was a complete mess .
我回到家时，屋子里一片狼藉。
in a mess
The burglars left the house in an awful mess.
盗贼把房子弄得一塌糊涂。
You can make cookies if you promise not to make a mess in the kitchen.
如果你答应不把厨房搞得乱七八糟，你可以去做甜饼。
clear/clean up the mess
Whoever is responsible for this mess can clear it up immediately!
谁弄得这么乱的，赶快把它收拾干净！
She hates mess.
她讨厌到处乱糟糟的。
2
PROBLEMS/DIFFICULTIES
问题/困难
a situation in which there are a lot of problems and difficulties, especially as a result of mistakes or carelessness 〔尤指因错误或疏忽所造成的〕麻烦，困境，混乱 singular 单数, U
My life’s such a mess .
我的生活一团糟。
in a mess
The economy is in a terrible mess.
经济十分混乱。
You got us into this mess , Terry. You can get us out of it.
特里，是你给我们惹的麻烦，你可以帮我们解决。
All she could do was pray that, somehow, she might be able to sort out the mess she had got herself into.
她唯有向上天祈祷，让她用什么办法来解决她给自己造成的麻烦。
3
make a mess of (doing) sth
to do something badly 把（做）某事搞得一塌糊涂
I feel I’ve made a real mess of my marriage.
我觉得我把自己的婚姻弄得一团糟。
Many people make a mess of handling money.
很多人不会理财。
4
PERSON
人
if someone is a mess, they look dirty and untidy, or are in a bad emotional state [非正式] 不整洁，邋遢; 精神状态不好 informal
5
a mess of sth
a lot of something [美，非正式] 许多某事物 AmE informal
a mess of fresh fish
很多新鲜的鱼
6
ARMY/NAVY
陆军/海军
a room in which members of the army, navy etc eat and drink together 〔军队的〕食堂，餐厅 C
We had lunch in the officers’ mess .
我们在军官食堂吃了午饭。
7
WASTE SUBSTANCE
排泄物
solid waste from an animal [英，非正式] 〔动物的〕粪便，屎 C,U | BrE informal
The dog’s made a mess on the carpet.
狗把屎拉在地毯上了。
verb
8 to make something look untidy or dirty 把…搞乱; 把…弄脏 T
He scratched his head and messed his hair even more.
他挠挠头，把头发弄得更乱了。
9 if an animal or person messes something, they use the wrong place as a toilet [英] 便溺于〔不是厕所的地方〕，随地便溺 I,T | BrE
He was so drunk that he messed the bed.
他喝醉了，在床上便溺。
10
no messing
used to say that something was done very easily [口，非正式] 轻松; 不费吹灰之力 spoken informal
Williams won very comfortably, no messing.
威廉斯赢得很轻松，毫不费力。
11 to have meals in a room where members of the army, navy etc eat together 在军人食堂就餐 I
12 to spend time lazily, doing things slowly and in a way that is not planned 无所事事，漫无目的地度日
He spent his vacation messing around on the farm.
他在农场里东游西荡，无所事事地度过了假期。
13 to behave in a silly way when you should be paying attention or doing something sensible 胡闹，瞎闹;
Stop messing around and get ready for school.
别再胡闹了，准备上学吧。
14
mess sb around
to cause a lot of problems for someone, especially by changing your mind often and not being completely honest 给某人造成麻烦〔尤指常改变自己的主意或不十分坦诚〕
Don’t mess me about – I want the money you promised me.
别糊弄我 — 我要你答应给我的那笔钱。
15 to have a sexual relationship with someone that you should not have a sexual relationship with 和…乱搞，与…有不正当的性关系
She’d been messing around with another man.
她一直在和另一个男人勾勾搭搭。
16 to spend time playing with something, repairing it etc 摆弄; 修理
Dave likes messing around with old cars.
戴夫喜欢摆弄旧汽车。
17 to use something and make annoying changes to it 乱动，乱弄
Who’s been messing around with my camera?
谁动了我的相机？
18
mess sth up
↔ to spoil or ruin something, especially something important or something that has been carefully planned 弄糟，毁掉〔尤指重要物品或精心策划的事情〕
It took me ages to get this right – I don’t want some idiot to mess it up.
我花了好长时间才把这东西弄好 — 我不想让哪个白痴把它弄坏。
She felt she’d messed up her whole life.
她感到她把自己整个生活都弄得一团糟。
19
mess sth up
↔ to make something dirty or untidy 弄脏某物; 弄乱某物
Who messed up the kitchen?
谁把厨房弄得又脏又乱？
20 to make a mistake and do something badly 出错; 搞砸
I think I messed up on the last question.
我想最后一个问题我答错了。
mess sth ↔ up
It doesn’t matter if you mess it up, you can always try again.
要是搞砸了也没关系，你总是可以再来一次的。
21
mess sb up
↔ to make someone have emotional or mental problems 使某人心情恶劣; 使某人精神崩溃
I messed up my kids.
我把我的孩子们搞得焦头烂额。
22
mess sb up
↔ to hurt someone especially by hitting them [美，非正式] 伤害某人; 殴打某人 AmE informal
23 to get involved with someone or something that may cause problems or be dangerous 与〔某人〕有牵连; 卷入〔有害的事〕
Don’t mess with drugs.
不要沾上毒品。
24 to deceive someone or cause trouble for them 欺骗; 制造麻烦
You mess with me, and I’ll rip your head off.
你要是糊弄我，我就拧掉你的脑袋。
25 to try changing something, especially in a way that damages or spoils it 试图改变〔尤指毁坏某事物〕