| 单词 | mess |
| 释义 | noun | verb messmess1 /mɛs/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 1DIRTY/DISORGANIZED [singular, uncountable] a place or group of things that looks dirty, or not neatly arranged: Eric! Get in here and clean up this mess! The house is a total mess. My hair’s a mess. I hope the kids aren’t making a mess in the living room.2PROBLEMS/DIFFICULTIES [singular] informal a situation in which there are a lot of problems and difficulties, especially as a result of mistakes or people not being careful: Dave’s life was a mess. The economy is in a terrible mess. How did we get in this mess?3make a mess of something informal to do something badly and make a lot of mistakes: I guess I’ve really made a mess of things this time.4be a mess to be in a bad emotional or mental state: She’s a mess when she drinks.5a mess of something informal a lot of something: a mess of fresh fish6WASTE MATTER [countable] solid waste material from a baby or animal: If the dog makes a mess, you clean it up!7ARMY/NAVY [countable] a room in which members of the army, navy, etc. eat and drink together[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French mes food, from Late Latin missus course at a meal] noun | verb messmess2 ●●● S2 verb [intransitive] 1to make something look dirty or messy SYN mess up: Don’t mess my hair.2[always + adv./prep.] if an animal messes somewhere where it shouldn’t, it urinates or defecates there3to have meals in a room where members of the army, navy, etc. eat togethermess around phrasal verb informal1to play or do silly things instead of working or paying attention SYN fool around: Stop messing around and get ready for school.2to have a sexual relationship with someone whom you should not have a sexual relationship with SYN fool around: mess around with Sam’s wife was caught messing around with another man.mess around with phrasal verb1mess around with something to use something or make small changes to it, especially in a way that annoys someone else SYN mess with: Who’s been messing around with my computer?2mess around with somebody/something to get involved with someone or something that may cause problems or be dangerous SYN mess with: Don’t mess around with drugs.3mess around with something to spend time playing with something, repairing it, etc.: Dave likes messing around with old cars.mess up phrasal verb informal1 mess something ↔ up to spoil or ruin something, especially something important or something that has been carefully planned: His flight was canceled, which messed everybody’s schedule up.2 mess something ↔ up to make something dirty or messy SYN mess: Stop it! You’ll mess up my hair!3 mess (something ↔) up to make a mistake and do something badly SYN screw up: Don’t worry if you mess it up the first time – just keep on practicing.mess up on I think I messed up on the last question.4mess somebody ↔ up to make someone have emotional or mental problems SYN screw up: A childhood like that would mess anyone up.5mess somebody ↔ up to badly injure someone, especially by hitting him or her → see also messed upmess with phrasal verb1mess with something to use something or make small changes to it, especially in a way that annoys someone else SYN mess around with: Don’t mess with my stuff.2mess with somebody to deliberately cause trouble for someone: You mess with me, and I’ll rip your head off.3mess with somebody/something to try to deceive or confuse someone: He did all sorts of things to mess with her mind.4mess with somebody/something to get involved with someone or something that may cause problems or be dangerous SYN mess around with: She started messing with the wrong group of kids at school. |
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