mess
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messmes
n.
凌乱(或肮脏)的一堆
a mess of newspapers on the floor地板上一堆凌乱的报纸
凌乱状态;脏乱状态
Her hair was in a terrible mess.她的头发乱极了。
The room was in a mess.房间又乱又脏。
混乱的局面,一团糟;狼狈的处境,困境
The new government will have to clear up the mess left by the previous government.新政府得收拾前政府留下的烂摊子。
He got into a mess by driving without a licence.他因无照开车处境狼狈。
get out of a mess摆脱困境
肮脏(或不整洁)的人;做事没有条理的人;行为(或心理)失常的人;肮脏(或乱七八糟)的东西
Honey, I’m a mess.亲爱的,我是个杂乱无章的人。
The room was a mess after the party.聚会结束后房间脏得一塌糊涂。
The movie is a mess, as sloppy in concept as it is in execution.这部电影拍得乱七八糟,构思和摄制都很草率。
俚讨厌的人;笨蛋,傻瓜
婉(动物、婴儿的)粪便
The dog made a mess on the carpet.狗在地毯上拉了屎。
溅出的食物
Keep an old towel to mop up any mess.备一条旧毛巾,用来抹掉溅出的食物。
(猎狗等吃的)流质(或混合)食物;味道不好的调制品
I can’t eat this mess.这种东西我吃不下去。
一份(或一盘)食物(尤指半流质食物)
a mess of porridge一碗粥
cook invalid messes做病号饭
够装一盘(或吃一顿)的量;古一道菜
pick a mess of peas for dinner采摘足供一顿正餐用的豌豆
(尤指军人的)食堂;(军人等的)集体用膳;用作单或复集体用膳人员(尤指军人)
an officers’ mess军官食堂
be at mess在集体用膳
go to mess去集体用膳
The sailors found the mess a congenial lot.水兵们发现一起用膳的人们志趣相投。
美口几个,一些;数量;大量(of)
catch a mess of fish捉几条鱼
a mess of ore一些矿砂
a big mess of people许多人
vt.
把…弄脏;把…弄乱(up)
Don’t mess (up) the room.别把房间弄脏。
mess up one’s hair弄乱头发
把…弄糟;打乱(安排等);毁灭(up)
They messed (up) the deal.他们把这笔生意砸了。
He messed up his test.他的测验成绩很糟。
Her late arrival messed up our plans.她的迟到打乱了我们的计划。
get one’s life messed up把自己的一生毁掉
粗暴地对待;殴打(up)
The gang messed him up.那帮人打了他一顿。
干扰(up)
magnetic storms that mess up communications干扰通讯的磁暴
军为(士兵等)提供膳食
vi.
把东西弄得乱七八糟,制造脏乱
美口把事情弄糟,铸成大错;陷入狼狈的境地,陷入困境(up)
He got another chance and didn’t want to mess up again.他又获一次机会,这次他再也不愿把事情弄糟了。
She messed up on the final examination.她的期终考试考砸了。
玩弄,摆弄(with)
Don’t mess with my camera.不要玩弄我的照相机。
干预(in);打扰,惹(with)
You’d better not mess in the affairs of others.你最好不要干预他人的事。
Don’t mess with things that you don’t understand.你不懂的事别去插手。
Don’t mess with him when he’s angry.他生气时别去打扰他。
口(和异性)调情,勾搭;美口(和有危害的东西)发生关系(with)
mess with married women和有夫之妇勾搭
We don’t mess with grass or heroin or any of that stuff.我们和大麻或海洛因一类东西没有缘分。
军集体用膳(with, together)
In this camp, private soldiers do not mess with officers.在这个兵营里,士兵不和军官一起用膳。
(家畜)排便
(由于排便而)弄脏
a mess of pottage
牺牲重大利益获得的物质利益,眼前的小利
lose the number of one’s mess
见 number
make a mess of
把…弄脏;把…弄乱
把…弄糟
He made a mess of his essay, and received very low marks.他的作文写得很糟,因而得分极低。
打乱(计划等);毁灭
An accident made a mess of our arrangements.意外事故打乱了我们的安排。
He made a mess of his life by drinking too much.他因酗酒而毁了自己的一生。
mess about ( 或 around)口
浪费时间;闲荡
He spent most of his time simply messing about.他把大部分时间无所事事地浪费掉了。
(在…)磨蹭,(在…)慢吞吞地走来走去做琐碎的事情
She messed around the kitchen for a while and then went out on the front porch.他在厨房里磨蹭了一会,接着走到前面的门廊里去。
胡闹,开玩笑
Stop messing about ! I’m trying to tell you something important. 别胡闹!我要告诉你一件重要事情。
瞎弄;摆弄,玩弄 (with)
Who’s been messing about my papers?谁在翻弄我的文件?
Stop messing about with that gun.别玩弄那枝枪。
干预;篡改(in, with)
mess about in (或 with) politics插手政治
She is determined that this piece of tradition shall not be messed about with.她决心不让这个老规矩遭到篡改。
交往;(和异性)勾搭,调情 (with)
mess around with gamblers和赌棍厮混在一起
I caught him messing around with my wife.我发现他和我的妻子关系暧昧。
漫不经心地对待;对…不体贴
The doctors had only messed me about in hospital; I felt worse.在医院里,医生们只是马马虎虎地把我推来推去,我感到病反而加重了。
I can’t forgive my husband for messing me about.我丈夫对我不体贴,我不能原谅他。
美口烦扰,惹(with)
mess sb. over ( 或 around)美口
虐待某人;苛刻地对待某人;不公平地对待某人
mess with sb.’s head美口
使某人沮丧或焦虑
no messing英口
我说的是真话,不是开玩笑
Honest, that’s what he told me; no messing.他对我真的这么说,不骗你。
[< OFr mes dish of food <LL missus course (at a meal) <L mittere to send forth, set out]
