She was a good, if messy, cook.

尽管不爱干净，她还是个好厨子。

As the work tends to be a bit messy you'll need to wear old clothes.

这个活儿有点脏，你需要穿旧衣服。

Dad cooks when Mum is busy, he makes me clean up my messy room.

妈妈忙的时候爸爸做饭，他还让我清理我乱糟糟的房间。

Don't worry if this first coat of paint looks messy.

如果这第一层油漆看上去很脏的话，不用担心。

John had been through a messy divorce himself.

约翰自己也经历过一次十分棘手的离婚。

Life is a messy and tangled business.

生活就是一件既混乱又复杂的事情。

Negotiations would be messy and time-consuming.

谈判既麻烦又耗时间。