- a dirty or untidy state of things or of a place（物品, 地方）凌乱; 肮脏：
she made a mess of the kitchen
她把厨房弄得一片狼藉
my hair was a mess.
我的头发乱极了。
- a thing or collection of things causing such a state肮脏（或乱七八糟）之物：
she replaced the jug and mopped up the mess.
她放好水壶, 把脏处抹干净。
- a person who is dirty or untidy肮脏（或不整洁）的人：
I look a mess.
我看起来很邋遢。
- a portion of semi-solid or pulpy food, especially one that looks unappetizing（尤指引不起食欲的）半干半稀的一份食物：
a mess of mashed black beans and rice.
黑豆泥和米饭拌成的食物。
- with modifier used euphemistically to refer to the excrement of a domestic animal〈婉〉（家畜的）粪便：
dog mess.
狗屎。
- figurative a situation or state of affairs that is confused or full of difficulties〈喻〉混乱局面; 困境：
the economy is still in a terrible mess.
经济仍然一团糟。
- figurative a person whose life or affairs are confused or troubled〈喻〉境地狼狈的人：
he needs treatment of some kind-he's a real mess.
他需要某种治疗——他的境况真的很糟。
- a building or room in which members of the armed forces take their meals军人食堂：
the sergeants' mess.
士官食堂。
a mess of
N. Amer. informal a large amount or quantity of〈北美, 非正式〉大量的。
- with obj. make untidy or dirty弄乱; 弄脏：
you've messed up my beautiful carpet.
你把我的漂亮地毯弄脏了。
- no obj.(of a domestic animal) defecate（家畜）排粪：
they had some problems with dogs messing in the store.
狗在店内拉屎, 弄得他们很头痛。
- make dirty by defecating排粪弄脏：
he feared he would mess the bed.
他害怕大便把床弄脏。
- no obj., with adverbial take one's meals in a particular place or with a particular person, especially in an armed forces' mess（尤指在军人食堂）用膳; 共餐：
I messed at first with Harry, who was to become a lifelong friend
一开始我与哈里一起吃饭, 他后来成为我的终身朋友
they messed together.
他们集体进餐。
mess with someone's head
- US informal cause someone to feel frustrated, anxious, or upset〈美, 非正式〉使泄气; 使担忧; 使苦恼。
mess about/around
- behave in a silly or playful way, especially so as to cause irritation胡闹, 瞎闹。
- spend time doing something in a pleasantly desultory way, with no definite purpose or serious intent闲荡, 混日子：
messing about in boats.
划船消磨时间。
mess about/around with
- interfere with干预, 干涉：
the minister messed around with health, and look at the state we are in.
部长插手了卫生工作, 看看我们如今的状况。
- informal engage in a sexual relationship with (someone, especially the partner of another person)〈非正式〉和（某人, 尤指他人伴侣）通奸。
mess someone about/around
- Brit. informal cause someone inconvenience or problems, especially by acting unfairly or indecisively〈英, 非正式〉给…制造麻烦。
mess up
- informal mishandle a situation〈非正式〉瞎弄; 胡乱处理：
he singled out the pit closures fiasco as an example of how the government has messed up.
他特举关闭矿井这一失败之举说明政府如何胡来。
mess someone up
- informal cause someone emotional or psychological problems〈非正式〉使情绪（或心理）不安：
I was unhappy and really messed up.
我不开心, 情绪极差。
- chiefly US inflict violence or injury on someone〈主美〉粗暴对待; 使受伤：
the wreck messed him up so much that he can't walk.
事故使他受伤不轻, 到现在还不能走动。
mess something up
- informal cause something to be spoiled by inept handling〈非正式〉把（事情）弄糟：
an error like that could easily mess up an entire day's work.
那样的错误会使一整天工作轻易付诸东流。
mess with
- informal meddle or interfere with so as to spoil or cause trouble〈非正式〉干涉; 干预：
stop messing with things you don't understand.
别再管你不懂的事了。