mess
US
UK mess n: (dirty condition)
SC 乱糟糟的东西，脏乱的一团 luàn zāo zāo de dōng xī，zāng luàn de yì tuán
SC 脏乱的状态，乱糟糟的状态 zāng luàn de zhuàng tài，luàn zāo zāo de zhuàng tài(英国用法中，常作in a mess)
Most of the house was spotless, but the bathroom was a mess.
房屋的大部分地方都一尘不染，但浴室很脏。
a mess (of [sth]) n: (disorder)
SC 混乱 hùn luàn
TC 混亂
TC 混亂
SC 乱七八糟 hùn luàn，luàn qī bā zāo
TC 亂七八糟
TC 亂七八糟
His desk was a mess of papers and books.
他的书桌乱七八糟地铺满了纸张和书籍。
mess n: (jumble)
SC 杂乱 zá luàn
SC 凌乱 zá luàn，líng luàn
Look at the mess on your desk!
瞧瞧你那杂乱的桌子！
mess n: figurative (disorder)
SC 混乱 hùn luàn
TC 混亂
TC 混亂
SC 一团糟 hùn luàn，yì tuán zāo
This project is a mess. It is going to take me days to fix it.
这个项目简直一团糟，我得花好几天的时间才能弄好。
mess n: figurative (difficult situation)
SC 困境 kùn jìng
TC 困境
TC 困境
SC 困难的局面 kùn jìng，kùn nán de jú miàn
The most famous line from Laurel and Hardy is, "That's another fine mess you've got me into!"
拉瑞尔与哈迪最出名的话是：“你又让我陷入困境了，真不错！”
a mess n: informal, figurative ([sb]: emotional, confused)
SC 心理状态不佳的人
SC 感情状态糟糕的人
He was such a mess after his wife died.
mess, dog mess n: informal (dog, etc.: faeces) (动物的)
SC 粪便，排泄物 fèn biàn ，pái xiè wù
TC 糞便
TC 糞便
Puppies are cute, but if you want one, you have to be prepared to clean up mess sometimes.
小狗很可爱，不过如果你想养一只的话，那就得做好时不时要清理粪便的准备。
mess [sth] vtr: US, informal (soil) (非正式用语)
SC 弄脏 nòng zāng
SC 使肮脏 nòng zāng ，shǐ āng zāng
You didn't mess your diaper did you?
mess hall, mess n: (military dining hall) (军队的)
SC 餐厅，食堂 cān tīng，shí táng
TC 食堂
TC 食堂
All the soldiers were eating in the mess hall.
mess around, also UK: mess about vi phrasal: informal (be frivolous)
SC 磨磨蹭蹭做些琐碎的事，东拉西扯一些有的没的
Stop messing around and let's discuss this seriously.
不要再东拉西扯了，让我们严肃认真地讨论这件事。
mess around, also UK: mess about vi phrasal: informal (be unproductive)
SC 磨洋工 mó yáng gōng
TC 偷懶
TC 偷懶
SC 混时间 mó yáng gōng，hùn shí jiān
SC 倒腾
My husband is messing around in the garage - I've no idea what he's doing in there.
我丈夫正在车库里倒腾，不知道他到底在干嘛。
mess around with [sth], also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep: informal (tamper, play with)
SC 摆弄 bǎi nòng
SC 玩弄 bǎi nòng ，wán nòng
TC 玩弄
TC 玩弄
He enjoyed messing around with boats.
他喜欢摆弄船只。
mess around with [sth], also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep: informal (spoil by fussing)
SC 瞎摆弄 xiā bǎi nòng
TC 瞎弄
TC 瞎弄
SC 瞎玩弄 xiā bǎi nòng ，xiā wán nòng
Your painting is fine now; don't mess around with it any more or you will ruin it.
你的画已经完工了，别瞎摆弄了，否则你会毁了它的。
mess around with [sb], also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep: slang (tease)
SC 戏弄 xì nòng
SC 与…开玩笑
Why are you so upset? We were just messing around with you.
别这么难过。我们刚刚跟你开玩笑呢。
mess around with [sb], also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep: slang (have an affair)
SC 与…鬼混 yǔ … guǐ hùn
TC 與…鬼混
TC 與…鬼混
SC 与…胡搞 yǔ … guǐ hùn ，yǔ … hú gǎo
TC 與…瞎搞
TC 與…瞎搞
Helen caught her husband messing around with another woman.
海伦抓到丈夫与别的女人鬼混。
mess [sb] around, also UK: mess [sb] about vtr phrasal insep: slang (treat disrespectfully)
SC 为...带来不便
SC 怠慢 dài màn
I'm sorry to mess you around, but I need to change the date of our meeting.
很抱歉为您带来不便，不过我必须变更我们会议的日期。
mess [sth] up, mess up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (make untidy)
SC 弄乱 nòng luàn
The wind messed up the neat piles of papers, scattering them all over the room.
风把整齐堆叠的文件吹乱了，在房间里散落一地。
mess [sth] up, mess up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: figurative, informal (spoil, botch)
SC 把...搞砸，把...弄糟 bǎ gǎo zá
TC 把…搞砸
TC 把…搞砸
This is important, so try not to mess it up.
这件事很重要，所以尽量不要搞砸。
mess up vi phrasal: figurative, slang (make serious mistake)
SC 搞砸，弄糟 gǎo zá，nòng zāo
This is your last chance, so don't mess up!
这是你最后的机会，别搞砸了！
mess [sb] up, mess up [sb] vtr phrasal sep: figurative, slang (cause emotional problems)
SC 使…的情绪出问题
The death of Charlotte's boyfriend really messed her up.
男友的死使夏洛特的情绪大出问题。
mess with [sb] vtr phrasal insep: slang (anger) (俚语)
SC 招惹 zhāo rě
Don't mess with Stan because he'll smash your face in.
不要招惹斯坦，他会生气的。
mess with [sb] vtr phrasal insep: slang (tease)
SC 戏弄 xì nòng
SC 与…开玩笑
It's just so much fun to mess with him!
戏弄他太好玩了！
mess with [sth] vtr phrasal insep: slang (meddle with)
SC 干涉 gān shè
TC 干涉
TC 干涉
SC 干预 gān shè，gān yù
TC 干預
TC 干預
I'm sick of you messing with things that don't concern you!
我讨厌你把那些与你无关的事情弄得一团糟！
a bit of a mess n: UK, informal (chaotic)
SC 有点混乱
His love life's a bit of a mess.
a bit of a mess n: informal (difficult situation)
SC 有点糟糕，有点艰难
To say that the economy is in a bit of a mess is putting it mildly.
a bit of a mess n: informal (place: untidy)
SC 有点杂乱，不整洁
My house is a bit of a mess, but please come in.
a fine mess n: informal (situation: awkward) (非正式用语)
SC 一团糟，一团乱麻 yì tuán zāo，yì tuán luàn má
The lies we told got us into a fine mess when everyone found out the truth.
Now you've done it! Look at the fine mess you've gotten us into.
当所有人都得知真相后，我们之前的谎言让我们陷入了困境。
现在你做到了！看看你给我们带来的麻烦。
a mess of pottage n: figurative (paltry sum)
SC 蝇头小利
SC 眼前小利
bloody mess n: (scene: gory)
SC 血淋淋的场面，血腥的场面 xiě lín lín de chǎng miàn / xuè lín lín de chǎng miàn，xiě xīng de chǎng miàn / xuè xīng de chǎng miàn
The body had been horrifically mutilated; it was a bloody mess.
那具尸体严重伤残，极其恐怖，非常残忍。
bloody mess n: UK, slang, potentially offensive (job: incompetent) (工作等)
SC 干得乱七八糟
You've made a bloody mess of the whole situation.
你把整体状况搞了乱七八糟。
bloody mess n: UK, slang, potentially offensive (place: untidy)
SC 邋遢的场所，不整洁的地方 lā tā de chǎng suǒ，bù zhěng jié de dì fāng
This place is a bloody mess! It hasn't been tidied in weeks.
这个地方太脏了！几周没收拾了。
bloody mess n: UK, slang, potentially offensive (disorder)
SC 一片混乱，一片狼藉 yí piàn hùn luàn，yí piàn láng jí
The cataloguing system was a bloody mess, you couldn't find anything.
have your hair in a mess v expr: (be dishevelled)
SC 头发一团糟 tóu fà yì tuán zāo
SC 头发蓬乱 tóu fà yì tuán zāo，tóu fà péng luàn
Sarah's clothes were covered in mud and she had her hair in a mess.
萨拉的衣服上全是泥，头发也是乱糟糟的。
in a mess adj: (untidy, disordered)
SC 凌乱的 líng luàn de
TC 凌亂的
TC 凌亂的
SC 一团糟的 líng luàn de ，yì tuán zāo de
TC 一團糟的
TC 一團糟的
My son's bedroom is in a mess.
in a mess adv: informal (in a difficult situation) (非正式用语)
SC 陷入困境的, 处于窘境的
The World economy is in a mess.
make a mess v expr: (create disorder or dirt)
SC 弄得一团糟 nòng dé yì tuán zāo
You can have your mates round for the evening so long as you promise not to make a mess.
The kids have been making chocolate cake and they've made a mess with the batter in the kitchen.
make a mess of [sth] v expr: (make [sth] disordered or dirty)
SC 搞脏 gǎo zāng
SC 弄乱 gǎo zāng，nòng luàn
Don't make a mess of my nice clean living room.
make a mess of [sth] v expr: (get [sth] wrong)
SC 搞砸 gǎo zá
SC 搞坏 gǎo zá，gǎo huài
The new guy has made a mess of this project; I'm going to have to redo it all.
mess kit n: (military: cooking utensils)
SC 野营餐具 yě yíng cān jù
TC 野營餐具
TC 野營餐具
The troops were standing in line with their mess kits, waiting to eat.
mess tin n: (military: metal dish)
SC 军用饭盒
mess up [sb]'s hair, mess [sb]'s hair up v expr: informal (make [sb]'s hair untidy)
SC 弄乱某人的头发 nòng luàn mǒu rén de tóu fà
Don't mess up my hair - I've only just come from the hairdressers!
mess with [sth] vi + prep: (tamper)
SC 摆弄 bǎi nòng
SC 瞎弄 bǎi nòng ，xiā nòng
Don't mess with those papers – I've just put them in order.
别弄乱那些文件，我刚刚把它们整理好了。
mess with [sth] vi + prep: informal (become involved with)
SC 接触 jiē chù
TC 接觸
TC 接觸
SC 染上 jiē chù，rǎn shàng
When he started messing with drugs, everything went downhill.
当他开始沾染毒品，一切都变得糟糕。
mess-up n: informal (mistake, blunder)
SC 混乱 hùn luàn
TC 混亂
TC 混亂
SC 一团糟 hùn luàn，yì tuán zāo
There was a mess-up with our hotel booking and we had to find somewhere else to stay.