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🔑 messBrE /mes/NAmE /mes/ noun➤untidy state 不整洁🔑 [C, usually sing.] a dirty or untidy state 肮脏;杂乱;不整洁◆The room was in a mess. 房间杂乱不堪。◆The kids made a mess in the bathroom. 孩子们把浴室搞得一塌糊涂。◆' What a mess!' she said, surveying the scene after the party. 看着聚会后的场面,她说:“真是一片狼藉!”◆My hair's a real mess! 我的头发太乱了!➤difficult situation 困境🔑 [C, usually sing.] a situation that is full of problems, usually because of a lack of organization or because of mistakes that sb has made (组织欠佳或人为导致的)麻烦,困境,混乱◆The economy is in a mess. 经济陷入了困境。◆I feel I've made a mess of things. 我觉得我把事情搞糟了。◆The whole situation is a mess. 整个情况都是一团糟。◆Let's try to sort out the mess. 我们来收拾一下残局吧。◆The biggest question is how they got into this mess in the first place. 关键问题是他们是怎么惹出这样的麻烦的。➤person 人 [sing.] a person who is dirty or whose clothes and hair are not tidy 不整洁(或邋遢、不修边幅)的人◆You're a mess! 你真邋遢! [sing.] (informal) a person who has serious problems and is in a bad mental condition 有严重问题且精神失常的人➤animal waste 动物粪便 [U, C] (informal) the excrement (= solid waste matter) of an animal, usually a dog or cat (狗、猫等的)粪便➤a lot 许多 [sing.] a ~ of sth(NAmE, informal) a lot of sth 许多;大量◆There's a mess of fish down there, so get your lines in the water. 那底下有很多鱼,快下钩吧。➤armed forces 武装力量 [C] (also ˈmess hall especially in NAmE) a building or room in which members of the armed forces have their meals (军队的)食堂,餐厅◆the officers' mess 军官食堂 🔑 messBrE /mes/NAmE /mes/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they mess BrE /mes/ NAmE /mes/present simple - he / she / it messes BrE /ˈmesɪz/ NAmE /ˈmesɪz/past simple messed BrE /mest/ NAmE /mest/past participle messed BrE /mest/ NAmE /mest/ -ing form messing BrE /ˈmesɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈmesɪŋ/➤make untidy 使不整洁 [T] ~ sth(informal, especially NAmE) to make sth dirty or untidy 使不整洁;弄脏;弄乱◆Careful—you're messing my hair. 小心,你弄乱我的头发了。➤of an animal 动物 [I] to empty its bowels somewhere that it should not 随地便溺 ●ˌno ˈmessing(informal) used to say that sth has been done easily 毫不费力;不费吹灰之力;轻而易举◆We finished in time, no messing. 我们不费吹灰之力,就按时完成了。●not mess aˈround(BrE also not mess aˈbout) (informal) to do sth quickly, efficiently or in the right way 不磨蹭;不拖沓;麻利地做;妥善处理◆When they decide to have a party they don't mess around. 他们决定了要搞聚会,便会迅速操办起来。 ●ˌmess aˈround (BrE also ˌmess aˈbout) to behave in a silly and annoying way, especially instead of doing sth useful 胡闹;瞎闹 SYN fool around ◆Will you stop messing around and get on with some work? 别瞎闹了,干点正经事儿不行吗?to spend time doing sth for pleasure in a relaxed way 逍遥自在地做事◆We spent the day messing around on the river. 我们在河边闲逛了一整天。●ˌmess aˈround with sb (BrE also ˌmess aˈbout with sb) to have a sexual relationship with sb, especially when you should not 勾搭;与某人调情;随便与人发生性关系●ˌmess aˈround with sth (BrE also ˌmess aˈbout with sth) to touch or use sth in a careless and/or annoying way 乱弄;玩弄◆Who's been messing around with my computer? 谁瞎动过我的电脑?to spend time playing with sth, repairing sth, etc. 花时间摆弄(或修理等);瞎忙活●ˌmess sb aˈbout/aˈround(BrE) to treat sb in an unfair and annoying way, especially by changing your mind a lot or not doing what you said you would 粗鲁地(或轻率地)对待●ˌmess ˈup●ˌmess sth↔ˈupto spoil sth or do it badly 把…弄糟;胡乱地做◆I've really messed up this time. 这次我真的把事情给弄糟了。◆If you cancel now you'll mess up all my arrangements. 如果你现在取消,就会破坏我所有的安排。●ˌmess sb↔ˈup(informal) to cause sb to have serious emotional or mental problems 使心情恶劣;使精神崩溃(NAmE, informal) to physically hurt sb, especially by hitting them 打伤;殴打◆He was messed up pretty bad by the other guy. 他被另一个家伙打成了重伤。●ˌmess sth↔ˈupto make sth dirty or untidy 使不整洁;弄脏;弄乱◆I don't want you messing up my nice clean kitchen. 我不想让你弄脏我整洁的厨房。●ˈmess with sb/sth () to get involved with sb/sth that may be harmful 卷入不好的事;与某人有牵连◆I wouldn't mess with him if I were you. 我要是你就会离他远点儿。 |