mess /mes/ I. n. 1.［u］凌乱状态: clear up the mess 整理凌乱的东西 2.［c］混乱的局面，困境: get into a mess 陷入困境make a mess of… 把…搞得一团糟：She's the only cook in the family who never makes a mess of/in the kitchen.她是家里唯一的一个不把厨房弄得路七八糟的一个厨师。 in a mess 混乱：The house is in a mess. 房子里一片狼藉。3.［c］肮脏(乱七八糟)的东西: sweep up a mess 扫除肮脏的东西 ‖II. vt. 弄乱，弄脏：Don’t mess up my clean floor. 不要把我干净的地板弄脏了。 mess about/around 1.浪费时间：He is always messing around doing nothing. 他老是东游西荡无所事事。 2.干预，篡改：Tradition is not to be messed about. 传统不能胡乱更改。 3.胡闹，开玩笑：mess about/around with gamblers 与一些赌徒鬼混 4. 瞎弄，摆弄：Don’t mess about my bags.不要乱弄我的书包。5. 让人不知所措；消遣：I’m just tired of being messed around by men who don’t know what they want.我讨厌那些自己没有主意的人来摆弄我。He spends his weekends messing about in his boat on the Thames.她乘着自己的小船在泰晤士河里优哉游哉地度周末。mess up 把…弄糟；把…弄脏(或弄乱)：mess up a room 把房间弄乱 The late arrival of the train messed up all our plans. 火车误点把我们的所有计划都打乱了。 mess with 干预，打扰：Don’t mess with him when he’s angry. 他生气时不要打扰他。