新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

mess

英 [mes]

[NOUN]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

messes
1. [SING 单数型名词] 凌乱
If you say that something is a mess or in a mess, you think that it is not neat.
双语例句
例：
The house is a mess.
这个房间又脏又乱。
2. [C, U 有变体名词] 困境
If you say that a situation is a mess, you mean that it is full of trouble or problems. You can also say that something is in a mess.
双语例句
例：
I've made such a mess of my life.
我把自己的生活弄得一团糟。
例：
the many reasons why the economy is in such a mess.
经济陷入如此困境的诸多原因。
3. [C, U 有变体名词] （意外滴落的）液体 , （意外滴落的）黏稠物
A mess is something liquid or sticky that has been accidentally dropped on something.
双语例句
例：
I'll clear up the mess later.
我过会儿会把脏的地方擦干净。
4. [C 可数名词] （军队的）餐厅
The mess at a military base or military barracks is the building in which members of the armed forces can eat or relax.
双语例句
例：
a party at the officers' mess.
在军官餐厅里举办的晚会。

PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

messes , messing , messed
mess around
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 混时间
If you mess around, you spend time doing things without any particular purpose or without achieving anything.
双语例句
例：
We were just messing around playing with paint.
我们只是玩玩油彩，瞎混时间。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] 乱弄
If you say that someone is messing around with something, you mean that they are interfering with it in a harmful way.
双语例句
例：
'Don't be stupid,' Max snapped. 'You don't want to go messing around with bears.'
“别傻了，”马克斯厉声说。“你不会想去跟熊斗着玩儿吧。”
3. [PHRASAL 短语] 胡闹
If someone is messing around, they are behaving in a joking or silly way.
近义词
fool around
双语例句
例：
I thought she was messing around.
我想她是在胡闹。
mess up
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 把…搞糟 , 把…弄乱
If you mess something up or if you mess up, you cause something to fail or be spoiled.
双语例句
例：
When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price.
政客们把事情搞砸时，承受损失的是老百姓。
例：
He had messed up one career.
他已经把一份工作搞砸了。
2. [PHRASAL 短语] 弄脏 , 弄乱
If you mess up a place or a thing, you make it dirty or not neat.
双语例句
例：
I hope they haven't messed up the living room.
我希望他们没有弄乱客厅。
mess with
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 干涉
If you tell someone not to mess with a person or thing, you are warning them not to get involved with that person or thing.
双语例句
例：
You are messing with people's religion and they don't like that.
你正在干涉人们的宗教信仰，他们不喜欢你这样做。