mess
n
1 [C usu sing 通常作單數]
dirty or untidy state 臟或亂的狀態
This kitchen's a mess! 這廚房太臟了!
The children have made an awful mess in the lounge. 孩子們把起居室弄得凌亂不堪.
The spilt milk made a terrible mess on the carpet. 牛奶灑在地毯上弄得一塌糊涂.
2 [U] (infml euph 口, 婉) excrement of a dog, cat, etc (狗、 貓等的)糞便
Who will clean up the cat's mess in the bedroom? 誰去清除臥室里的貓屎?
3 [sing] difficult or confused state or situation; disorder 困難或紊亂的狀態或局面; 雜亂
My life's (in) a real mess! 我的生活真是狼狽!
You've made a mess of the job, ie done it very badly. 你把工作搞得一團糟.
(ironic 反語) A nice/fine mess you've made of that! 你把那件事弄得真夠瞧的!
4 [sing] person/people who is/are untidy or dirty 不整潔的人
Get cleaned up! You're a mess!/You two are a mess! 收拾一下吧! 你多邋遢呀! [你們倆可真邋遢! ]; mess, v (infml 口)
1 [Tn] (US) put (sth) into an untidy, etc state 把(某事物)弄亂, 弄臟, 弄糟
Don't mess your hair! 別把你的頭發弄亂!
2 (phr v) mess about/around
(a) behave in a foolish or boisterous way 胡鬧; 瞎鬧
Stop messing about and come and help! 別鬧了, 過來幫幫忙吧!
(b) work in pleasant, casual, disorganized way; potter 輕松隨意地工作; 逍遙自在地做事或閑蕩
I love just messing about in the garden. 我就是喜歡在花園里瞎轉. mess sb about/around; mess about/around with sb treat sb inconsiderately 輕率地對待某人
Be nicer to him. You shouldn't mess around with him like that. 對他好些, 你不該對他那麼隨便.
Stop messing me about! Tell me if I've got the job or not! 別不把我當一回事! 告訴我, 這工作給沒給我! mess sth about/around; mess about/around with sth handle sth roughly or incompetently; make a muddle of sth 處理某事物草率或無能; 搞亂某事物
Don't mess the files around, I've just put them in order. 別把檔案弄亂了, 我剛整理好.
Somebody's been messing about with the radio and now it doesn't work. 有人瞎擺弄收音機了, 現在不響了. mess sth up
(a) make sth untidy, disordered or dirty 把某物弄亂或弄臟
Don't mess up my hair: I've just combed it. 別把我的頭發弄亂, 我剛梳好.
Who messed up my clean kitchen? 誰把我乾凈的廚房弄得這麼臟?
(b) do sth incompetently; bungle sth 弄糟某事物; 胡亂做某事物
I was asked to organize the trip, but I messed it up. 大家要我組織這次旅游, 可是我把事情搞糟了. mess with sb/sth (infml 口) interfere with sb/sth 干預某人[某事]
Don't mess with her: she's got a violent temper. 別干預她的事, 她脾氣很暴.
mess n
1 [CGp] group of people who take meals together and share living quarters, esp in the armed forces 共膳宿的集體(尤指軍隊的)
The mess has ordered some new furniture. 該宿舍的人訂購了一些新家具.
2 (US also `mess hall) building in which these meals are taken (共膳宿者的)食堂
the officers'/sergeants' mess 軍官[士官]食堂. mess, v [Ipr, Ip]
~ (in) with sb; ~ (in) together eat meals 共餐
He messed with me/We messed together when we were in the Navy. 我們在海軍時, 他和我共餐[我們共餐].
?? 考研助記
me(我)+ss(兩條蛇): 混亂的堆在一起 蔑撕(諧音): 亂七八糟
?? 擴展釋義
*[mes]n. 食堂, 伙食, 用膳, 一份食品, 混亂, 亂七八糟, 困境vt. 將...弄糟, 妨礙, 使紊亂, 使就餐vi. 陷入困境, 搞亂, 用膳相關詞組: go to mess lose the number of one's mess make a mess of mess about mess sb about mess sth up be at mess