| 释义 |
mess /mes/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 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
2. 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。
3. 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
4. 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。
5. 〈俚〉讨厌的人；笨蛋，傻瓜
6. 〈婉〉(动物、婴儿的)粪便
The dog made a mess on the carpet. 狗在地毯上拉了屎。
7. 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。
8. (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。
9. 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
10. 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
11. (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。
12. 〈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
II ❶ vt.
1. 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
2. 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
3. 粗暴地对待；殴打(up)
The gang messed him up. 那帮人打了他一顿。
4. 干扰(up)
magnetic storms that mess up communications 干扰通讯的磁暴
5. 【军】为(士兵等)提供膳食
❷ vi.
1. 把东西弄得乱七八糟，制造脏乱
2. 〈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。
3. 玩弄，摆弄(with)
Don't mess with my camera. 不要玩弄我的照相机。
4. 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。
5. 〈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。
6. 【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。
7. (家畜)排便
8. (由于排便而)弄脏
[< OFr mes dish of food <LL missus course (at a meal) <L mittere to send forth, set out] phr. 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 1. 把…弄脏；把…弄乱
2. 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。
3. 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〉
1. 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。
2. (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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 〈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。 |