messes
If you say that something is a mess or in a mess, you think that it is not neat.
The house is a mess.
这个房间又脏又乱。
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.
I've made such a mess of my life.
我把自己的生活弄得一团糟。
the many reasons why the economy is in such a mess.
经济陷入如此困境的诸多原因。
A mess is something liquid or sticky that has been accidentally dropped on something.
I'll clear up the mess later.
我过会儿会把脏的地方擦干净。
The mess at a military base or military barracks is the building in which members of the armed forces can eat or relax.
a party at the officers' mess.
在军官餐厅里举办的晚会。
messes , messing , messed
mess around
If you mess around, you spend time doing things without any particular purpose or without achieving anything.
We were just messing around playing with paint.
我们只是玩玩油彩,瞎混时间。
If you say that someone is messing around with something, you mean that they are interfering with it in a harmful way.
'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。”
If someone is messing around, they are behaving in a joking or silly way.
fool around
I thought she was messing around.
我想她是在胡闹。
mess up
If you mess something up or if you mess up, you cause something to fail or be spoiled.
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。
He had messed up one career.
他已经把一份工作搞砸了。
If you mess up a place or a thing, you make it dirty or not neat.
I hope they haven't messed up the living room.
我希望他们没有弄乱客厅。
mess with
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.
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。