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IELTS BNC: 3437 COCA: 3381
mess
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noun /mes/
singularmess
pluralmesses
  1. 1
    [C/U] a situation in which a place is dirty or untidy 肮脏；凌乱

    Your room is a mess; please pick up your toys. 你的房间乱七八糟，请把玩具捡起来。

    ‘What a mess!' she said, looking at the kitchen. 她看着厨房说道：“多脏啊！”

    make a mess :

    Try not to make a mess because I've been cleaning. 尽量不要搞得乱糟糟的，因为我一直在清理。

    in a mess :

    His papers were in a terrible mess. 他的文件乱极了。

     Synonyms and related words
    Untidiness and untidy situations: omnishambles, mess, chaos...
    1. a.
      [C] something that has been accidentally dropped or carelessly left, so that it makes a place look dirty 掉落的东西；溅出的东西

      I cleaned up the mess with a napkin. 我用餐巾把脏东西清理掉了。

      There was a sticky mess on the kitchen floor. 厨房地板上有黏糊糊的东西。

       Synonyms and related words
      Dirt: dirt, dust, grime...
    2. b.
      [singular] someone or something that looks dirty, untidy, or in bad condition 肮脏（或不整洁）的人；肮脏（或不整洁）的东西

      Look at you – you're a mess! 看看你，真够邋遢的！

      Mark's jeans were a mess by the time he finished painting. 当迈克完成画作时，他的牛仔裤已经很脏了。

       Synonyms and related words
      Untidiness and untidy situations: omnishambles, mess, chaos...
  2. 2
    [singular] a difficult situation with a lot of problems, especially because people have made mistakes （尤指因人们出错而造成的）困境

    an economic mess 经济困境

    be in a mess :

    The company was in a complete mess when she took over. 当她接手的时候，公司的处境非常困难。

    get into a mess :

    I don't know how we got into this mess. 我不知道我们怎么陷入了这一困境。

    get someone into a mess :

    You got me into this mess in the first place. 首先你使我陷入这个困境。

     Synonyms and related words
    Difficult situations and experiences: crisis, battle, nightmare...
    Cultural note: mess
    The phrase another fine (or nice) mess you've gotten me into was often used by the US actor Oliver Hardy to his partner Stan Laurel in a series of comedy films they made together in the 1920s and 1930s. People sometimes use this phrase humorously when they are in a difficult situation, especially when they want to blame someone for it.
    Collocates: mess
    Adjectives frequently used with mess
    ▪  awful, complete, fine, real, right, sorry, terrible, total
  3. 3
    [singular] informal someone who is so nervous or who has so many problems that they cannot have a normal life （因紧张或有太多的问题而）生活失常的人

    I was a complete mess after the divorce. 离婚后我的生活完全是一团糟。

     Synonyms and related words
    People who worry a lot: nebbish, the worried well, worrier...
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    [C] a room where people have their meals in the armed forces （军人的）食堂
     Synonyms and related words
    General words relating to army life: base, billet, detail...
  5. 5
    [C/U] solid waste from an animal 动物粪便
     Synonyms and related words
    Human and animal waste: cowpat, crap, dog dirt...
mess
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verb /mes/
present tense
I/you/we/theymess
he/she/itmesses
present participlemessing
past tensemessed
past participlemessed

or mess around

phrasal verbs

mess about

or mess around

present tense
I/you/we/theymess about
he/she/itmesses about
present participlemessing about
past tensemessed about
past participlemessed about
British informal
  1. 1
    [I] to behave in a silly way, especially when you should be working or paying attention to something 胡闹；瞎闹（尤其在你应该工作或集中注意力的时候）

    Stop messing about – I'm serious about this! 别胡闹了，这事我是当真的！

     Synonyms and related words
    To behave in a silly way: fool around, mess about, play about...
  2. 2
    [I] to spend time doing things in a relaxed way 轻松地消磨时光

    We spent the weekend messing about on John's boat. 我们在约翰的船上悠闲地度过了周末的时光。

     Synonyms and related words
    To waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant things: fritter away, fiddle around, knock around...
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    [T] [mess someone about] to treat someone badly, especially by changing your mind or by not doing what you promised 玩弄（某人）（尤指改变主意或不做承诺之事）
     Synonyms and related words
    To be cruel or unkind to someone: abuse, mistreat, oppress...
  4. 4
    [I] to waste time doing things that are not important 浪费时光；瞎混

    There's no point messing about. Let's start now. 瞎混是没有意义的。现在让我们开始吧。

    not mess about :

    They don't mess about, do they? I ordered the book yesterday and it's already come. 他们没有磨蹭，不是吗？我昨天订购的那本书，现在已经到了。

     Synonyms and related words
    To waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant things: fritter away, fiddle around, knock around...
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    [I] to try to change or repair something, especially when this is unnecessary or unsuccessful 瞎动；摆弄；把玩
    mess about with :

    He'll spend hours messing about with that motorbike. 他会花上几个小时摆弄那辆摩托车。

     Synonyms and related words
    To waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant things: fritter away, fiddle around, knock around...
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    [I] to have sex or a sexual relationship with someone, especially when you should not 发生性关系；勾搭
    mess about with :

    Diane's been messing around with a married man. 黛安娜一直和一个已婚男人关系暧昧。

     Synonyms and related words
    To have sex: sleep with, consummate, copulate...

mess up

present tense
I/you/we/theymess up
he/she/itmesses up
present participlemessing up
past tensemessed up
past participlemessed up
  1. 1
    [I/T] to make a mistake, or to do something badly （把…）搞砸；（把…）弄糟

    She says she completely messed up the interview. 她说她把面试全搞砸了。

    You messed up. Don't let it happen again. 你把事情弄糟了。这样的事不能再有第2次。

     Synonyms and related words
    To make a mistake, or to do something badly: mess up, blunder, slip up...
  2. 2
    [T] to make something dirty or untidy 弄脏；弄乱

    They had managed to mess up the whole office. 他们竟然把整个办公室搞得乱糟糟的。

    The wind had messed his hair up. 风把他的头发吹乱了。

     Synonyms and related words
    To make things dirty: dirty, pollute, smear...
     Synonyms and related words
    To make things untidy: muddle, tangle, clutter...
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    [T] informal to be the cause of someone's physical, emotional, or mental problems 毁掉；扰乱

    Drugs really messed her up. 毒品的确把她给毁了。

    The virus messed up my body so badly that they told me I was going to die. 病毒在我体内肆虐，他们告诉我说我就要死了。

     Synonyms and related words
    Psychological processes: catharsis, complex, conditioning...
  4. 4
    [T] to damage or spoil something 损坏；毁坏

    I'm not going to let him mess up my life. 我不会让他毁掉我的生活。

     Synonyms and related words
    To damage or spoil something: damage, spoil, mark...

mess with

or mess around with

[T]
present tense
I/you/we/theymess with
he/she/itmesses with
present participlemessing with
past tensemessed with
past participlemessed with
informal
  1. 1
    [mess with someone] to make someone angry, or to argue with them 使生气；使争吵

    I wouldn't mess with her if I were you. 如果我是你我不会去惹她。

     Synonyms and related words
    To argue: argue, argue the toss, bandy words...
     Synonyms and related words
    To make someone angry or annoyed: annoy, provoke, anger...
  2. 2
    [mess with something] to become involved with something that is dangerous 沾染（有害之物）

    A lot of the kids had been messing with drugs. 许多小孩沾染上了毒品。

     Synonyms and related words
    To take risks: risk, dare, jeopardize...
  3. 3
    mess with someone's head very informal to seriously upset someone or make them confused 使某人心烦意乱；使某人困惑不解
     Synonyms and related words
    To make someone feel sad or upset: upset, wound, disturb...
     Synonyms and related words
    To make someone unable to concentrate or think clearly: discombobulate, confuse, distract...

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