mess
/mes; mɛs/ n
1 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
dirty or untidy state 脏或乱的状态
This kitchen's a mess! 这厨房太脏了!
The children have made an awful mess in the lounge. 孩子们把起居室弄得凌乱不堪.
The spilt milk made a terrible mess on the carpet. 牛奶洒在地毯上弄得一塌糊涂.
2 [U] (infml euph 口, 婉) excrement of a dog, cat, etc （狗、 猫等的）粪便
Who will clean up the cat's mess in the bedroom? 谁去清除卧室里的猫屎?
3 [sing] difficult or confused state or situation; disorder 困难或紊乱的状态或局面; 杂乱
My life's (in) a real mess! 我的生活真是狼狈!
You've made a mess of the job, ie done it very badly. 你把工作搞得一团糟.
(ironic 反语) A nice/fine mess you've made of that! 你把那件事弄得真够瞧的!
4 [sing] person/people who is/are untidy or dirty 不整洁的人
Get cleaned up! You're a mess!/You two are a mess! 收拾一下吧! 你多邋遢呀! [你们俩可真邋遢! ]; mess, v (infml 口)
1 [Tn] (US) put (sth) into an untidy, etc state 把（某事物）弄乱, 弄脏, 弄糟
Don't mess your hair! 别把你的头发弄乱!
2 (phr v) mess about/around
(a) behave in a foolish or boisterous way 胡闹; 瞎闹
Stop messing about and come and help! 别闹了, 过来帮帮忙吧!
(b) work in pleasant, casual, disorganized way; potter 轻松随意地工作; 逍遥自在地做事或闲荡
I love just messing about in the garden. 我就是喜欢在花园里瞎转. mess sb about/around; mess about/around with sb treat sb inconsiderately 轻率地对待某人
Be nicer to him. You shouldn't mess around with him like that. 对他好些, 你不该对他那麽随便.
Stop messing me about! Tell me if I've got the job or not! 别不把我当一回事! 告诉我, 这工作给没给我! mess sth about/around; mess about/around with sth handle sth roughly or incompetently; make a muddle of sth 处理某事物草率或无能; 搞乱某事物
Don't mess the files around, I've just put them in order. 别把档案弄乱了, 我刚整理好.
Somebody's been messing about with the radio and now it doesn't work. 有人瞎摆弄收音机了, 现在不响了. mess sth up
(a) make sth untidy, disordered or dirty 把某物弄乱或弄脏
Don't mess up my hair: I've just combed it. 别把我的头发弄乱, 我刚梳好.
Who messed up my clean kitchen? 谁把我乾净的厨房弄得这麽脏?
(b) do sth incompetently; bungle sth 弄糟某事物; 胡乱做某事物
I was asked to organize the trip, but I messed it up. 大家要我组织这次旅游, 可是我把事情搞糟了. mess with sb/sth (infml 口) interfere with sb/sth 干预某人[某事]
Don't mess with her: she's got a violent temper. 别干预她的事, 她脾气很暴.
mess / mes; mɛs/ n
1 [CGp] group of people who take meals together and share living quarters, esp in the armed forces 共膳宿的集体（尤指军队的）
The mess has ordered some new furniture. 该宿舍的人订购了一些新家具.
2 (US also `mess hall) building in which these meals are taken （共膳宿者的）食堂
the officers'/sergeants' mess 军官[士官]食堂. mess, v [Ipr, Ip]
~ (in) with sb; ~ (in) together eat meals 共餐
He messed with me/We messed together when we were in the Navy. 我们在海军时, 他和我共餐[我们共餐].