in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 mess about
1 PHRASAL VERB 无所事事;混日子;闲荡 If you mess around or mess about, you spend time doing things without any particular purpose or without achieving anything. 无所事事;混日子;闲荡
2 PHRASAL VERB 乱弄;瞎摆弄 If you say that someone is messing around with or messing about with something, you mean that they are interfering with it in a harmful way. 乱弄;瞎摆弄
3 PHRASAL VERB 胡闹;瞎闹 If someone is messing around or messing about, they are behaving in a joking or silly way. 胡闹;瞎闹
4 PHRASAL VERB 恶劣地对待;玩弄 If you mess someone around or mess them about, you treat them badly, for example by not being honest with them, or by continually changing plans which affect them. 恶劣地对待;玩弄 [mainly British]
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Davison had pulled out of a move to his old club because they had 'messed him about'. [VERB noun PREP.]
戴维森已经打消了返回原来的俱乐部的念头,因为他们“糊弄他”。
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I think they've been messed around far too much. [VERB noun PREP.]
我认为他们被耍得太过头了。