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

　

单词	mess
释义	Trends of mess View usage for: mess (mes) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense messes, present participle messing, past tense, past participle messed 1. singular noun If you say that something is a mess or in a mess, you think that it is in an untidy state. The house is a mess. The wrong shampoo can leave curly hair in a tangled mess. Linda can't stand mess. Synonyms: untidiness, disorder, confusion, chaos More Synonyms of mess 2. variable noun If you say that a situation is a mess, you mean that it is full of trouble or problems. You can also say that something is in a mess. I've made such a mess of my life. ...the many reasons why the economy is in such a mess. She'd got herself into a mess, of that he was certain. Synonyms: shambles, botch, hash, cock-up [British, slang] More Synonyms of mess 3. variable noun A mess is something liquid or sticky that has been accidentally dropped on something. Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit. I'll clear up the mess later. 4. countable noun [usually singular] The mess at a military base or military barracks is the building in which members of the armed forces can eat or relax. ...a party at the officers' mess. He hurried to the Mess to find the control officer. Phrasal verbs: See mess around See mess up See mess with More Synonyms of mess mess in British English (mɛs) noun 1. a state of confusion or untidiness, esp if dirty or unpleasant the house was in a mess 2. a chaotic or troublesome state of affairs; muddle his life was a mess 3. informal a dirty or untidy person or thing 4. archaic a portion of food, esp soft or semiliquid food 5. a place where service personnel eat or take recreation an officers' mess 6. a group of people, usually servicemen, who eat together 7. the meal so taken 8. mess of pottage verb 9. (transitive; often foll by up) to muddle or dirty 10. (intransitive) to make a mess 11. (intransitive; often foll by with) to interfere; meddle 12. (intr; often foll by with or together) military to group together, esp for eating Word origin C13: from Old French mes dish of food, from Late Latin missus course (at table), from Latin mittere to send forth, set out mess in American English (mɛs) noun 1. a portion or quantity of food for a meal or dish 2. a portion of soft or semiliquid food, as porridge 3. unappetizing food; disagreeable concoction 4. a. a group of people who regularly have their meals together, as in the army b. the meal eaten by such a group c. the place where it is eaten 5. a disorderly or confused collection or mass of things; jumble; hodgepodge 6. a. a state of embarrassment, trouble, difficulty, or confusion; muddle b. a state of being disorderly, untidy, or dirty c. US, Informal a person in either of these states 7. Informal a messy or disorderly place or condition the house is a mess! verb transitive 8. to supply meals to 9. to make a mess of; specif., to make dirty, soiled, or untidy; also, to bungle; muddle; botch often with up verb intransitive 10. to eat as one of a mess (sense 4) mess (sense 4a) 11. to make a mess 12. to putter (with) 13. to meddle (in or with) Idioms: mess around Word origin ME messe < OFr mes < L missus, a course (at a meal), orig. pp. of mittere, to send, put: see mission COBUILD Collocations mess sorry mess Examples of 'mess' in a sentence mess My life is a mess at the moment. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The whole debacle has been a complete and utter mess. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We were messing about but somehow we ended up doing it. The Sun (2016) We half expected him to be messing around to be honest with you. Times, Sunday Times (2016) You can just mess your hair up yourself. Times, Sunday Times (2017) He would be admired more if he came clean and apologised for the terrible mess he has plunged us into. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Or did he want to leave a big mess at No10 for his successor to clean up? The Sun (2016) Many of the rescuers themselves became stuck and needed rescuing, and the search for survivors went on for four days in the dreadful mess. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He would also, as time went on, leave the house an utter mess. Times, Sunday Times (2016) For my part, I find many guests seem to like to make a mess. Times, Sunday Times (2016) We would soon be out of this financial mess. The Sun (2011) We realise what a chaotic mess we have made of the planet. Times, Sunday Times (2011) There was no noise and no one there to mess the house up. The Sun (2016) My only grievance with the experience is that the helmet messes my hair up. The Sun (2014) The whole thing is a complete mess. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The area was in a dreadful mess. Stewart, Bob (Lt-Col) Broken Lives (1993) Sometimes they make a mess of it. The Sun (2014) My life and ministry were a tangled mess. Christianity Today (2000) There are still parts of the economy in a mess. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This has totally messed up her life. The Sun (2014) Forget messing around with smartphone apps and cloud storage and instead just play on seamlessly. The Sun (2012) The resulting mess does not look good. The Sun (2016) Workers took six hours to clear the mess. The Sun (2006) They took my childhood and left me in a terrible mess. The Sun (2012) They usually leave a great mess behind. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Eton mess or sticky toffee pudding? Times, Sunday Times (2013) Then there's the mess and muddle that the name issue causes. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Underneath all the mess, the place looked like it was a perfectly good flat. The Sun (2014) In other languages mess British English: mess /mɛs/ NOUN If something is a mess or in a mess, it is dirty or untidy. I'll clear up the mess later. American English: mess Arabic: فَوْضَى Brazilian Portuguese: bagunça Chinese: 混乱 Croatian: nered Czech: nepořádek Danish: rod Dutch: rotzooi European Spanish: desorden Finnish: sotku French: désordre German: Durcheinander Greek: μπέρδεμα Italian: disordine Japanese: 散乱 Korean: 엉망인 상태 Norwegian: rot Polish: bałagan European Portuguese: trapalhada Romanian: dezordine Russian: беспорядок Latin American Spanish: desorden Swedish: röra stök Thai: สภาพรกรุงรัง Turkish: dağınıklık Ukrainian: безлад Vietnamese: bừa bãi Definition of 'mess' Chinese translation of 'mess' mess (mɛs) n (s/u) (= untidiness) 凌(淩)乱(亂) (língluàn) (s/u) (= chaotic situation) 混乱(亂)的局面 (hùnluàn de júmiàn) (s/u) (= filth) 脏(臟)东(東)西 (zāng dōngxi) (c) (Mil) 食堂 (shítáng) (个(個), gè) what a mess! (house, room) 真是又脏(臟)又乱(亂)！ (Zhēn shì yòu zāng yòu luàn!) (situation) 真是乱(亂)七八糟！ (Zhēn shì luànqībāzāo!) to be a mess [room, house] 又脏(臟)又乱(亂) (yòu zāng yòu luàn) [life, situation] 一团(團)糟 (yītuánzāo) to be in a mess [hair, room] 乱(亂)七八糟地 (luànqībāzāo de) [organization, country] 陷入困境 (xiànrù kùnjìng) to get o.s. in a mess 使自己陷入困境 (shǐ zìjǐ xiànrù kùnjìng) All related terms of 'mess' mess up ( spoil : plan, system ) 毁(毀)掉 huǐdiào mess with 插手 chāshǒu mess about ( waste time ) 混日子 hùn rìzi what a mess! 真是一团(團)糟！ zhēnshi yītuánzāo! mess about with ( interfere with ) 干预(預) gānyù to be a mess ( room, house ) 又脏(臟)又乱(亂) yòu zāng yòu luàn to be in a mess ( hair, room ) 乱(亂)七八糟地 luànqībāzāo de to get o.s. in a mess 使自己陷入困境 shǐ zìjǐ xiànrù kùnjìng "who made this mess?" — "I did" "是谁(誰)弄得乱(亂)七八糟的?" "是我" "shì shuí nòng de luànqībāzāo de" "shì wǒ" 1 (noun) in the sense of untidiness Definition a state of untidiness or confusion, esp. a dirty or unpleasant one Linda can't stand mess. Synonyms untidiness disorder The emergency room was in disorder. confusion The rebel leader seems to have escaped in the confusion. chaos The country appears to be sliding towards chaos. turmoil a year of political turmoil litter He pushed aside the litter of books. clutter She preferred her work area to be free of clutter. disarray He found the room in disarray. jumble a meaningless jumble of words disorganization The army is suffering from low morale and disorganization. grot (slang) dirtiness 2 (noun) in the sense of shambles Definition a confused and difficult situation I've made such a mess of my life. Synonyms shambles The boat's interior was an utter shambles. botch I rather made a botch of that whole thing. hash cock-up (British, slang) state balls-up (taboo, slang) fuck-up (offensive, taboo, slang) bodge (informal) pig's breakfast (informal) omnishambles (British, informal) 3 (noun) in the sense of difficulty Definition a confused and difficult situation I've got myself into a bit of a mess. Synonyms difficulty The main difficulty has been getting enough students to try out the scheme. dilemma The issue raises a moral dilemma. plight the plight of Third World countries plagued by debts spot (informal) In a tight spot there is no one I would sooner see than Frank. hole (informal) He admitted that the government was in `a dreadful hole'. fix (informal) The government has got itself in a fix. jam (informal) It could get the government out of a jam. hot water (informal) stew (informal) mix-up a mix-up over travel arrangements muddle My thoughts are all in a muddle. pickle (informal) Connie had got herself into a real pickle this time. uphill (South Africa) This job has been a real uphill. predicament The decision will leave her in a predicament. deep water perplexity My chief perplexity was how to interpret the words. tight spot imbroglio fine kettle of fish (informal) Phrasal verbs See mess about or around See mess something up See mess with something or someone Additional synonyms in the sense of botch Definition a badly done piece of work or repair I rather made a botch of that whole thing. Synonyms mess, failure, blunder, miscarriage, bungle, bungling, fumble, hash, cock-up (British, slang), balls-up (taboo, slang), fuck-up (offensive, taboo, slang), pig's ear (informal), pig's breakfast (informal) in the sense of chaos Definition complete disorder or confusion The country appears to be sliding towards chaos. Synonyms disorder, confusion, mayhem, havoc (informal), anarchy, lawlessness, pandemonium, entropy, bedlam, tumult, disorganization in the sense of clutter Definition a state of untidiness She preferred her work area to be free of clutter. Synonyms untidiness, mess, disorder, confusion, litter, muddle, disarray, jumble, hotchpotch Synonyms of 'mess' mess Explore 'mess' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of confusion Definition disorder The rebel leader seems to have escaped in the confusion. Synonyms disorder, chaos, turmoil, upheaval, muddle, bustle, shambles, disarray, commotion, disorganization, disarrangement in the sense of dilemma Definition a situation offering a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives The issue raises a moral dilemma. Synonyms predicament, problem, difficulty, spot (informal), fix (informal), mess, puzzle, jam (informal), embarrassment, plight, strait, pickle (informal), how-do-you-do (informal), quandary, perplexity, tight corner or spot in the sense of disarray Definition extreme untidiness He found the room in disarray. Synonyms untidiness, state, mess, chaos, tangle, mix-up, muddle, clutter, shambles, jumble, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, dishevelment, pig's breakfast (informal) in the sense of disorder Definition a state of untidiness and disorganization The emergency room was in disorder. Synonyms untidiness, mess, confusion, chaos, havoc (informal), muddle, state, clutter, shambles, disarray, jumble, irregularity, disorganization, hotchpotch, derangement, hodgepodge, pig's breakfast (informal), disorderliness in the sense of disorganization The army is suffering from low morale and disorganization. Synonyms disorder, confusion, chaos, disruption, disarray in the sense of fix Definition a difficult situation The government has got itself in a fix. Synonyms mess, spot (informal), corner, hole (slang), difficulty, jam (informal), dilemma, embarrassment, plight, hot water (informal), pickle (informal), uphill (South Africa), predicament, difficult situation, quandary, tight spot, ticklish situation in the sense of hole He admitted that the government was in `a dreadful hole'. Synonyms predicament, spot (informal), fix (informal), mess, jam (informal), dilemma, scrape (informal), tangle, hot water (informal), quandary, tight spot, imbroglio in the sense of jam Definition a difficult situation It could get the government out of a jam. Synonyms predicament, tight spot, scrape (informal), corner, state, situation, trouble, spot (informal), hole (slang), fix (informal), bind, emergency, mess, dilemma, pinch, plight, strait, hot water, pickle (informal), deep water, quandary in the sense of jumble Definition articles donated for a jumble sale a meaningless jumble of words Synonyms muddle, mixture, mess, disorder, confusion, chaos, litter, clutter, disarray, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, farrago, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, gallimaufry, pig's breakfast (informal), disarrangement in the sense of litter Definition a disordered or untidy collection of objects He pushed aside the litter of books. Synonyms jumble, mess, disorder, confusion, scatter, tangle, muddle, clutter, disarray, untidiness Additional synonyms in the sense of mix-up Definition a confused condition or situation a mix-up over travel arrangements Synonyms confusion, mistake, misunderstanding, mess, tangle, muddle, jumble, fankle (Scottish) in the sense of muddle Definition a state of mental confusion or uncertainty My thoughts are all in a muddle. Synonyms confusion, mess, disorder, chaos, plight, tangle, mix-up, clutter, disarray, daze, predicament, jumble, ravel, perplexity, disorganization, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, pig's breakfast (informal), fankle (Scottish) in the sense of perplexity My chief perplexity was how to interpret the words. Synonyms difficulty, dilemma, snarl, fix (informal), uphill (South Africa), how-do-you-do (informal), can of worms (informal), knotty problem in the sense of pickle Definition an awkward or difficult situation Connie had got herself into a real pickle this time. Synonyms predicament, spot (informal), fix (informal), difficulty, bind (informal), jam (informal), dilemma, scrape (informal), hot water (informal), uphill (South Africa), quandary, tight spot in the sense of plight Definition a dangerous or difficult situation the plight of Third World countries plagued by debts Synonyms difficulty, condition, state, situation, trouble, circumstances, dilemma, straits, predicament, extremity, perplexity in the sense of predicament Definition an embarrassing or difficult situation The decision will leave her in a predicament. Synonyms fix (informal), state, situation, spot (informal), corner, hole (slang), emergency, mess, jam (informal), dilemma, pinch, plight, scrape (informal), hot water (informal), pickle (informal), how-do-you-do (informal), quandary, tight spot in the sense of spot Definition an awkward situation In a tight spot there is no one I would sooner see than Frank. Synonyms predicament, trouble, difficulty, mess, plight, hot water (informal), quandary, tight spot in the sense of turmoil Definition disorder, agitation, or confusion a year of political turmoil Synonyms confusion, trouble, violence, row, noise, stir, disorder, chaos, disturbance, upheaval, bustle, flurry, strife, disarray, uproar, turbulence, ferment, agitation, commotion, pandemonium, bedlam, tumult, hubbub, brouhaha in the sense of uphill Definition a difficulty This job has been a real uphill. Synonyms difficulty, problem, trouble, dilemma, headache (informal), hassle (informal), can of worms (informal)
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