| 释义 |
mess/mes/ n. & v.●n. 1 a dirty or untidy state of things 脏乱状态 the room is a mess 屋子脏乱不堪 2 a state of confusion, embarrassment, or trouble 混乱局面，尴尬处境 3 something causing a mess, e.g. spilt liquid etc. 污秽之物(尤指溅出的液体) 4 a domestic animal's excreta 家畜的粪便 5a a company of persons who take meals together, esp. in the armed forces (尤指军队中)吃集体伙食者 b a place where such meals or recreation take place communally 食堂；餐室 c a meal taken there (集体用餐的)膳食 6 derog. a disagreeable concoction or medley [贬]混合食物；味道不好的调制品 7a a portion of liquid or pulpy food 一份流食(或半流食) b Brit. a liquid or mixed food for hounds etc. [英] (猎狗等吃的)流质；混合食物 ●v. 1 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up)a make a mess of; dirty 弄脏；弄乱 b muddle; make into a state of confusion 使混乱；使一塌糊涂 2 intr. (foll. by 后跟 with) interfere with 干扰 3 intr. take one's meals 用餐 4 intr. & tr. colloq. defecate or soil by defecating [口]排便；用粪便弄脏 □ make a mess of bungle (an undertaking) 弄糟(企业) □ mess about (or around) 1 act desultorily 磨洋工；闲荡 2 colloq. make things awkward for; cause arbitrary inconvenience to (a person) [口]瞎弄；烦扰(某人)[Middle English via Old French mes ‘portion of food’ from Late Latin missus ‘course at dinner’, past part. of mittere ‘send’] |