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Mess Informal Sth Messing Make ˌmess Messed Untidy

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mess

[mes]messed, messing, messes

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混乱(61%),弄乱(12%),弄糟(8%),脏乱(7%),粪便(5%),一份食品(3%),妨碍(3%),混杂(1%)
n.混乱;食堂,伙食团;困境;脏乱的东西
vt.弄乱,弄脏;毁坏;使就餐
vi.把事情弄糟;制造脏乱;玩弄
n.(Mess)人名;(德、罗)梅斯
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mess ★★★☆☆
/me̱s/
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[N-SING 单数名词]脏乱;凌乱;不整洁 If you say that something is a mess or in a mess, you think that it is in an untidy state.
  [also no det]
  • The house is a mess...

    屋里一片狼藉。

  • The wrong shampoo can leave curly hair in a tangled mess...

    不合适的洗发水会使卷发纠结成乱糟糟的一团。

  • Linda can't stand mess.

    琳达无法忍受脏乱。

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[N-VAR 可变名词]困境;麻烦;混乱 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.

    我把自己的生活弄得一团糟。

  • ...the many reasons why the economy is in such a mess...

    经济陷入如此困境的众多原因

  • She'd got herself into a mess, of that he was certain.

    他肯定她已经让自己陷入了困境。

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[N-VAR 可变名词](意外滴落的)液体(或黏稠物) A mess is something liquid or sticky that has been accidentally dropped on something.
  • Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit...

    最后,他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果,果汁滴得到处都是。

  • I'll clear up the mess later.

    我呆会儿会把滴落的水擦干净。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](军队的)餐厅,食堂 The mess at a military base or military barracks is the building in which members of the armed forces can eat or relax.
  [usu sing]
  • ...a party at the officers' mess...

    在军官餐厅举行的聚会

  • He hurried to the Mess to find the control officer.

    他匆忙赶到餐厅去找指挥官。

相关词组:
mess around
mess up
mess with

Oxford
mess / mes ; NAmE mes /
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verb
mess messes messed messing
noun untidy state 不整洁 1 [countable ,  usually singular ] a dirty or untidy state 肮脏;杂乱;不整洁 The room was in a mess. 这个房间杂乱不堪。 The kids made a messin the bathroom. 孩子们把浴室搞得一塌糊涂。 What a mess!’ she said, surveying the scene after the party. 看着聚会后的场面,她说:“真是一片狼藉!” My hair's a real mess! 我的头发太乱了。 difficult situation 困境 2 [countable ,  usually singular ] a situation that is full of problems, usually because of a lack of organization or because of mistakes that sb has made (组织欠佳或人为导致的)麻烦,困境,混乱 The economy is in a mess. 经济陷入了困境。 I feel I've made a mess ofthings. 我觉得我把事情搞糟了。 The whole situation is a mess. 整个情况都是一团糟。 Let's try to sort out the mess. 我们来收拾一下残局吧。 The biggest question is how they got into this mess in the first place. 关键问题是他们是怎么惹出这样的麻烦的。 person 3 [singular ] a person who is dirty or whose clothes and hair are not tidy 不整洁(或邋遢、不修边幅)的人 You're a mess! 你真邋遢! 4 [singular ] ( informal) a person who has serious problems and is in a bad mental condition 有严重问题且精神失常的人 animal waste 动物粪便 5 [uncountable ,  countable ] ( informal) the excrement (= solid waste matter)of an animal, usually a dog or cat (狗、猫等的)粪便 a lot 许多 6 [singular ] a messof sth ( NAmE) ( informal) a lot of sth 许多;大量 There's a mess of fish down there, so get your lines in the water. 那底下有很多鱼,快下钩吧。 armed forces 武装力量 7 [countable ] ( also ˈmess hall especially in NAmE ) a building or room in which members of the armed forces have their meals (军队的)食堂,餐厅 the officers' mess 军官食堂 verb make untidy 使不整洁 1 [transitive ] messsth ( informal) ( especially NAmE) to make sth dirty or untidy 使不整洁;弄脏;弄乱 Careful—you're messing my hair. 小心,你弄乱我的头发了。 of an animal 动物 2 [intransitive ] to empty its bowelssomewhere that it should not 随地便溺 IDIOMS ˌno ˈmessing ( informal) used to say that sth has been done easily 毫不费力;不费吹灰之力;轻而易举 We finished in time, no messing. 我们不费吹灰之力,就按时完成了。 not mess aˈround ( BrE also not mess aˈbout ) ( informal) to do sth quickly, efficiently or in the right way 不磨蹭;不拖沓;麻利地做;妥善处理 When they decide to have a party they don't mess around. 他们决定搞聚会,便会迅速操办起来。 PHRASAL VERBS ˌmess aˈround ( BrE also ˌmess aˈbout ) 1 to behave in a silly and annoying way, especially instead of doing sth useful 胡闹;瞎闹 SYN fool around Will you stop messing around and get on with some work? 别瞎闹了,干点正经事儿不行吗? 2 to spend time doing sth for pleasure in a relaxed way 逍遥自在地做事 We spent the day messing around on the river. 我们在河边闲逛了一整天。 ˌmess aˈround with sb ( BrE also ˌmess aˈbout with sb ) to have a sexual relationship with sb, especially when you should not 勾搭;与某人调情;随便与人发生性关系 ˌmess aˈround with sth ( BrE also ˌmess aˈbout with sth ) 1 to touch or use sth in a careless and/or annoying way 乱弄;玩弄 Who's been messing around with my computer? 谁瞎动过我的电脑? 2 to spend time playing with sth, repairing sth, etc. 花时间摆弄(或修理等);瞎忙活 ˌmess sb aˈbout/aˈround ( BrE) to treat sb in an unfair and annoying way, especially by changing your mind a lot or not doing what you said you would 粗鲁地(或轻率地)对待 ˌmess ˈup | ˌmess sth↔ˈup to spoil sth or do it badly 把…弄糟;胡乱地做 I've really messed up this time. 这次我真的把事情给弄糟了。 If you cancel now you'll mess up all my arrangements. 如果你现在取消,就会破坏我所有的安排。 ˌmess sb↔ˈup 1 ( informal) to cause sb to have serious emotional or mental problems 使心情恶劣;使精神崩溃 2 ( NAmE) ( informal) to physically hurt sb, especially by hitting them 使身体受伤;殴打 He was messed up pretty bad by the other guy. 他被另一个家伙打成了重伤。 ˌmess sth↔ˈup to make sth dirty or untidy 使不整洁;弄脏;弄乱 I don't want you messing up my nice clean kitchen. 我不想让你弄脏我这整洁的厨房。 ˈmess with sb/sth ( usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句 ) to get involved with sb/sth that may be harmful 卷入不好的事;与某人有牵连 I wouldn't mess with him if I were you. 我要是你就会离他远点儿。 mess / mes ; NAmE mes /
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1dirty/untidy [singular, uncountable] if there is a mess somewhere or a place is a mess, things there are dirty or not neatly arranged:  What a mess! Sorry – the place is a bit of a mess. When I got home, the house was a complete mess.in a mess British English The burglars left the house in an awful mess. You can make cookies if you promise not to make a mess in the kitchen.clear/clean up the mess Whoever is responsible for this mess can clear it up immediately! She hates mess.2problems/difficulties [singular, uncountable] a situation in which there are a lot of problems and difficulties, especially as a result of mistakes or carelessness:  My life’s such a mess.in a mess The economy is in a terrible mess. You got us into this mess, Terry. You can get us out of it. All she could do was pray that, somehow, she might be able to sort out the mess she had got herself into.3make a mess of (doing) something to do something badly:  I feel I’ve made a real mess of my marriage. Many people make a mess of handling money.4person be a mess informal if someone is a mess, they look dirty and untidy, or are in a bad emotional state5a mess of something American English informal a lot of something:  a mess of fresh fish6army/navy [countable] a room in which members of the army, navy etc eat and drink together:  We had lunch in the officers’ mess.7waste substance [countable, uncountable] British English informal solid waste from an animal:  The dog’s made a mess on the carpet.
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1[transitive] to make something look untidy or dirty:  He scratched his head and messed his hair even more.2[intransitive, transitive] British English if an animal or person messes something, they use the wrong place as a toilet:  He was so drunk that he messed the bed.3no messing spoken informal used to say that something was done very easily:  Williams won very comfortably, no messing.4[intransitive] to have meals in a room where members of the army, navy etc eat togethermess around (also mess about British English) phrasal verb informal1to spend time lazily, doing things slowly and in a way that is not planned:  He spent his vacation messing around on the farm.2to behave in a silly way when you should be paying attention or doing something sensible SYN  fool around:  Stop messing around and get ready for school.3 mess somebody around to cause a lot of problems for someone, especially by changing your mind often and not being completely honest:  Don’t mess me around – I want the money you promised me.mess around with somebody/something (also mess about with somebody/something British English) phrasal verb informal1to have a sexual relationship with someone that you should not have a sexual relationship with:  She’d been messing around with another man.2to spend time playing with something, repairing it etc:  Dave likes messing around with old cars.3to use something and make annoying changes to it:  Who’s been messing around with my camera?mess up phrasal verb informal1mess something ↔ up to spoil or ruin something, especially something important or something that has been carefully planned:  It took me ages to get this right – I don’t want some idiot to mess it up. She felt she’d messed up her whole life.2mess something ↔ up to make something dirty or untidy:  Who messed up the kitchen?3to make a mistake and do something badly:  I think I messed up on the last question.mess something ↔ up It doesn’t matter if you mess it up, you can always try again.4mess somebody ↔ up to make someone have emotional or mental problems:  I messed up my kids.5mess somebody ↔ up American English informal to hurt someone especially by hitting themmess with somebody/something phrasal verb informal1to get involved with someone or something that may cause problems or be dangerous:  Don’t mess with drugs.2to deceive someone or cause trouble for them:  You mess with me, and I’ll rip your head off.3to try changing something, especially in a way that damages or spoils it

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