英语词汇“mess”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mess

(mĕs)

a. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty place or condition: The kitchen was a mess.

b. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap: Who left the mess on the kitchen floor?

a. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation: With divorce and bankruptcy proceedings pending, his personal life was in a mess.

b. One that is in such a condition: They made a mess of their marriage. Her boyfriend is a real mess.

a. An amount of food, as for a meal, course, or dish: cooked up a mess of fish.

b. A serving of soft, semiliquid food: a mess of porridge.

a. A group of people, usually soldiers or sailors, who regularly eat meals together.

b. Food or a meal served to such a group: took mess with the enlistees.

c. A mess hall.

v. messed, mess·ing, mess·es

v.tr.

To make disorderly or dirty: The wind has messed your hair. The puppy messed the floor.

v.intr.

1. To cause or make a mess.

2. To intrude; interfere: messing in the neighbors' affairs.

3. To take a meal in a military mess.

Phrasal Verbs:

mess around (or about)

1. To pass time aimlessly or frivolously.

2. To associate casually or playfully: liked to mess around with pals on days off.

3. To be sexually unfaithful.

mess up

1. To botch; bungle: messed up the entire project.

2. To make a mistake, especially from nervousness or confusion: messed up and dropped the ball.

3. Slang To beat up; manhandle: got messed up in a brawl.

4. To cause to be confused or troubled: The divorce really messed him up.

mess with

1. To use or handle something carelessly; fiddle: messed with the remote until he broke it.

2. To fight or get into conflict with: I wouldn't mess with him—he knows judo.

3. To tease or play a joke on: Don't let that remark bother you—she's just messing with you.

[Middle English mes, course of a meal, food, group of people eating together, from Old French, from Late Latin missus, from Latin, past participle of mittere, to place.]

单词	mess
释义	mess (mĕs) n. 1. a. A cluttered, untidy, usually dirty place or condition: The kitchen was a mess. b. Something that is disorderly or dirty, as a accumulation or heap: Who left the mess on the kitchen floor? 2. a. A confused, troubling, or embarrassing condition or situation: With divorce and bankruptcy proceedings pending, his personal life was in a mess. b. One that is in such a condition: They made a mess of their marriage. Her boyfriend is a real mess. 3. a. An amount of food, as for a meal, course, or dish: cooked up a mess of fish. b. A serving of soft, semiliquid food: a mess of porridge. 4. a. A group of people, usually soldiers or sailors, who regularly eat meals together. b. Food or a meal served to such a group: took mess with the enlistees. c. A mess hall. v. messed, mess·ing, mess·es v.tr. To make disorderly or dirty: The wind has messed your hair. The puppy messed the floor. v.intr. 1. To cause or make a mess. 2. To intrude; interfere: messing in the neighbors' affairs. 3. To take a meal in a military mess. *Phrasal Verbs:* *mess around (or about)* 1. To pass time aimlessly or frivolously. 2. To associate casually or playfully: liked to mess around with pals on days off. 3. To be sexually unfaithful. *mess up* 1. To botch; bungle: messed up the entire project. 2. To make a mistake, especially from nervousness or confusion: messed up and dropped the ball. 3. Slang To beat up; manhandle: got messed up in a brawl. 4. To cause to be confused or troubled: The divorce really messed him up. *mess with* 1. To use or handle something carelessly; fiddle: messed with the remote until he broke it. 2. To fight or get into conflict with: I wouldn't mess with him—he knows judo. 3. To tease or play a joke on: Don't let that remark bother you—she's just messing with you. [Middle English mes, course of a meal, food, group of people eating together, from Old French, from Late Latin missus, from Latin, past participle of mittere, to place.]
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