mess

noun

不整洁 untidy state

1. 肮脏；杂乱；不整洁
   a dirty or untidy state
   1. The room was in a mess .
      这个房间杂乱不堪。
   2. The kids made a mess in the bathroom.
      孩子们把浴室搞得一塌糊涂。
   3. ‘ What a mess !’ she said, surveying the scene after the party.
      看着聚会后的情况，她说：“真是一片狼藉！”
   4. My hair's a real mess!
      我的头发太乱了。

困境 difficult situation

2. （组织欠佳等导致的）麻烦，困境，混乱
   a situation that is full of problems, usually because of a lack of organization or because of mistakes that sb has made
   1. The economy is in a mess .
      经济陷入了困境。
   2. I feel I've made a mess of things.
      我觉得我把事情搞糟了。
   3. The whole situation is a mess.
      整个情况都是一团糟。
   4. Let's try to sort out the mess.
      我们来收拾一下残局吧。
   5. The biggest question is how they got into this mess in the first place.
      关键问题是他们究竟是怎么惹出这样的麻烦的。

人 person

3. 不整洁（或邋遢、不修边幅）的人
   a person who is dirty or whose clothes and hair are not tidy
   1. You're a mess!
      你真邋遢！
4. 遇到严重问题且精神状态不佳的人
   a person who has serious problems and is in a bad mental condition

动物粪便 animal waste

5. （狗、猫等的）粪便
   the excrement (= solid waste matter) of an animal, usually a dog or cat

许多 a lot

6. 许多；大量
   a lot of sth
   1. There's a mess of fish down there, so get your lines in the water.
      那底下有很多鱼，快下钩吧。

武装力量 armed forces

7. （军队的）食堂，餐厅
   a building or room in which members of the armed forces have their meals
   1. the officers' mess
      军官食堂

verb

使不整洁 make untidy

1. 使不整洁；弄脏；弄乱
   to make sth dirty or untidy
   1. Careful─you're messing my hair.
      小心——你弄乱我的头发了。

动物 of an animal

2. 随地便溺
   to empty its bowels somewhere that it should not

1. N-SING 脏乱;凌乱;不整洁
   If you say that something is a mess or in a mess, you think that it is in an untidy state.
   1. The house is a mess...
      屋里一片狼藉。
   2. The wrong shampoo can leave curly hair in a tangled mess...
      不合适的洗发水会使卷发纠结成乱糟糟的一团。
   3. Linda can't stand mess.
      琳达无法忍受脏乱。
2. N-VAR 困境;麻烦;混乱
   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 .
   1. I've made such a mess of my life.
      我把自己的生活弄得一团糟。
   2. ...the many reasons why the economy is in such a mess...
      经济陷入如此困境的众多原因
   3. She'd got herself into a mess, of that he was certain.
      他肯定她已经让自己陷入了困境。
3. N-VAR (意外滴落的)液体(或黏稠物)
   A mess is something liquid or sticky that has been accidentally dropped on something.
   1. Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit...
      最后，他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果，果汁滴得到处都是。
   2. I'll clear up the mess later.
      我呆会儿会把滴落的水擦干净。
4. N-COUNT (军队的)餐厅，食堂
   The mess at a military base or military barracks is the building in which members of the armed forces can eat or relax.
   1. ...a party at the officers' mess...
      在军官餐厅举行的聚会
   2. He hurried to the Mess to find the control officer.
      他匆忙赶到餐厅去找指挥官。

1. She used to mess up the floor and I had to clean up after her.
   她过去常常把地板弄得很脏乱，而我不得不为她清理干净。
2. It's all a bit of a mess
   有点儿乱七八糟。
3. I have to get to the bottom of this mess.
   我必须查清造成这一混乱局面的真正原因。
4. Mullins began to rummage among the chaotic mess of papers on his desk.
   马林斯开始在桌子上一堆乱七八糟的文件里翻来翻去。
5. I hear an echo of the thinking that got us into this mess in the first place
   我听到有人重提那个最先使我们陷入这一困境的想法。
6. To avoid extra expense and mess later on, try to decide on fittings before the plastering's finished
   为避免将来出现额外的开支和不必要的麻烦，尽量在抹灰完工之前把固定设施确定下来。
7. The truth is, I'm in one heck of a mess.
   事实上我麻烦大了。
8. Argentina's economic policies were a hopeless mess.
   阿根廷的经济政策糟得一塌糊涂。
9. Look what a mess you've made of your life.
   看看你把自己的生活都弄成什么样子啦。
10. Apparently he made a mess of his audition
    看样子他把试镜搞砸了。
11. The house is a mess
    屋里一片狼藉。
12. The wrong shampoo can leave curly hair in a tangled mess
    不合适的洗发水会使卷发纠结成乱糟糟的一团。
13. Linda can't stand mess.
    琳达无法忍受脏乱。
14. I've made such a mess of my life.
    我把自己的生活弄得一团糟。
15. She'd got herself into a mess, of that he was certain.
    他肯定她已经让自己陷入了困境。
16. Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit
    最后，他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果，果汁滴得到处都是。
17. I'll clear up the mess later.
    我呆会儿会把滴落的水擦干净。
18. He hurried to the Mess to find the control officer.
    他匆忙赶到餐厅去找指挥官。
19. When politicians mess things up, it is the people who pay the price
    政客们把事情搞砸的时候，埋单的是老百姓。
20. She needn't worry that he'll think she looks a mess. He won't notice.
    她不必担心自己在他眼里显得不修边幅，他根本不会注意。
21. He is resigned to the noise and mess
    他勉强接受了这里的喧嚣和脏乱。
22. The car was left a mess of twisted metal.
    车子成了一堆扭曲的金属。
23. Our mothers sat us down to read and paint, when all we really wanted to do was to make a mess
    我们的母亲让我们坐下来读书和画画，而我们真正想做的却是打打闹闹。
24. The room was in a mess.
    屋子乱得一塌糊涂。
25. Your room is in a mess, please tidy it up.
    你的房间那么乱，收拾一下吧。
26. The room is in a mess.
    屋子里乱糟糟的。
27. When he came in and saw the mess, he blew his stack.
    当他进来看到一团糟时，大发雷霆。
28. You be waiting for me at your place. And mind you don't mess things up!
    你在家里等我。可不要拆烂污！
29. They made a mess of this world organization.
    他们把这个世界组织搞得乌七八糟。
30. At the beginning of liberation, the factory was an awful mess.
    解放初，这个工厂是个烂摊子。

  disorder chaos confusion disarray mess【导航词义：混乱】

  disorder n. 混乱，杂乱

〔辨析〕指杂乱无章、混乱无序的状态。

  chaos n. 混乱，紊乱

〔辨析〕指一切事物均无组织无秩序的大混乱状态。

  confusion n. 骚乱，混乱

〔辨析〕通常指嘈杂纷乱、令人难以理解或控制的局面。

  disarray n. 〈正式〉混乱，凌乱

〔辨析〕指无组织的混乱状态。

  mess n. 脏乱，凌乱

〔辨析〕指某个地方又脏又乱的状态。

mess around

1. 胡闹；瞎闹
   to behave in a silly and annoying way, especially instead of doing sth useful
2. 逍遥自在地做事
   to spend time doing sth for pleasure in a relaxed way
   1. The room was in a mess .
      这个房间杂乱不堪。
   2. The kids made a mess in the bathroom.
      孩子们把浴室搞得一塌糊涂。
   3. ‘ What a mess !’ she said, surveying the scene after the party.
      看着聚会后的情况，她说：“真是一片狼藉！”
   4. My hair's a real mess!
      我的头发太乱了。

mess around with sb

1. 勾搭；与某人调情；随便与人发生性关系
   to have a sexual relationship with sb, especially when you should not
   1. The economy is in a mess .
      经济陷入了困境。
   2. I feel I've made a mess of things.
      我觉得我把事情搞糟了。
   3. The whole situation is a mess.
      整个情况都是一团糟。
   4. Let's try to sort out the mess.
      我们来收拾一下残局吧。
   5. The biggest question is how they got into this mess in the first place.
      关键问题是他们究竟是怎么惹出这样的麻烦的。

mess around with sth

1. 乱弄；玩弄
   to touch or use sth in a careless and/or annoying way
   1. You're a mess!
      你真邋遢！
2. 花时间摆弄（或修理等）；瞎忙活
   to spend time playing with sth, repairing sth, etc.

mess sb about/around

1. 粗鲁地（或轻率地）对待
   to treat sb in an unfair and annoying way, especially by changing your mind a lot or not doing what you said you would

mess up

mess sth↔up

1. 把…弄糟；胡乱地做
   to spoil sth or do it badly

mess sb↔up

1. 使心情恶劣；使精神崩溃
   to cause sb to have serious emotional or mental problems
2. 使身体受伤；殴打
   to physically hurt sb, especially by hitting them

mess sth↔up

1. 使不整洁；弄脏；弄乱
   to make sth dirty or untidy

mess with sb/sth

1. 卷入有害的事；与某人有牵连
   to get involved with sb/sth that may be harmful

v.

no messing

• 毫不费力；不费吹灰之力；轻而易举
  used to say that sth has been done easily
  1. We finished in time, no messing.
     我们不费吹灰之力，就按时完成了。

not mess around

• 不磨蹭；不拖沓；麻利地做；妥善处理
  to do sth quickly, efficiently or in the right way
  1. When they decide to have a party they don't mess around.
     他们决定搞聚会，便会迅速操办起来。

noun

1. a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

   Synonym:    mess hall

2. a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel

3. soft semiliquid food
   1. a mess of porridge

4. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
   1. a batch of letters
   2. a deal of trouble
   3. a lot of money
   4. he made a mint on the stock market
   5. see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
   6. it must have cost plenty
   7. a slew of journalists
   8. a wad of money

   Synonym:    batchdealflockgood dealgreat dealhatfulheaplotmassmicklemintmountainmucklepasselpeckpileplentypotquite a littleraftsightslewspatestacktidy sumwad

5. informal terms for a difficult situation
   1. he got into a terrible fix
   2. he made a muddle of his marriage

   Synonym:    fixholejammuddlepicklekettle of fish

6. a state of confusion and disorderliness
   1. the house was a mess
   2. she smoothed the mussiness of the bed

   Synonym:    messinessmussmussiness

verb

1. make a mess of or create disorder in
   1. He messed up his room

   Synonym:    mess up

2. eat in a mess hall