| 词汇 | mess |
| 释义 | mess noun uk /mes/ us /mes/ messnoun (DIRT/UNTIDINESS)B1[ C or U ] Mess or a mess is something or someone that looks dirty or untidy: 肮脏;杂乱;不整洁的人 He makes a terrible mess when he's cooking.他做饭时总是把周围弄得乱七八糟的。 UKJem's house is always in a mess.杰姆的房子总是又脏又乱。 Go and clean up that mess in the kitchen.去把厨房里乱七八糟的东西清理干净。 UKFreddy can't stand mess.弗雷迪忍受不了凌乱。 mainly UKI look a mess - I can't go out like this!我看上去衣衫不整的——我不能这样子出去！ My hair's such a mess today!我的头发今天乱糟糟的！ [ C ] an animal's solid waste: （动物的）粪便 Fido left another mess on the carpet.菲多又在地毯上拉屎了。 My Dad gets cross if I leave the kitchen in a mess. I wish you'd do something about your bedroom - it's a real mess. To minimize messes, keep an eye on pots so they don't boil over. Dirt & untidiness bloodstain blotch clutter contaminant contamination crud fleck grime grunge gunge gunk muck pollutant polluter recontamination scrappiness scruff shambles slime slob You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal physiology: excrement & its excretion messnoun (PROBLEMS)B2[ S ] a situation that is full of problems: 困境；混乱局面 She said that her life was a mess.她说她的生活是一团糟。 I got myself into a mess by telling a lie.我因撒了一个谎而闯祸了。 The company's finances are in a mess.这家公司的财务状况一团糟。 [ S ] a person whose life is full of problems they cannot deal with: 处于困境的人 After the divorce he was a real mess and started drinking too much.离婚后他潦倒透顶，而且开始酗酒。 make a mess of something to do something badly or spoil something: 把…弄糟；搞砸 I made a real mess of my final exams.我期末考试彻底考砸了。 I gave Jim very clear instructions, but he still managed to make a mess of it. Synonym mess(something) upinformal I hope something good can come out of this mess.我希望这一团糟中能出点儿好事。 Their relationship is a mess. Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences a hard/tough row to hoeidiom adversity at your worstidiom Augean bad hair day downer epidemic half nelson hardness have a bumpy rideidiom pall prison purgatory push factor quagmire quicksand scrape strait the Augean Stablesidiom the hard wayidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Failures Damaging and spoiling Failing and doing badly messnoun (ROOM)[ C ](US alsomess hall) a room or building in which members of the armed forces have their meals or spend their free time: （军人的）食堂，交谊厅 The captain was having breakfast in the mess hall.上尉正在食堂吃早饭。 They spent their evenings in the officers' mess, drinking and playing cards.他们在军官食堂里喝酒、打牌，度过了许多夜晚。 [ C ]Indian English a large public room where people have their meals集体用餐的大屋 Parts of buildings: rooms antechamber anteroom atelier attic ballroom dormitory drawing room dressing room efficiency room en suite master bathroom master bedroom meat locker multi-chambered multi-room twin-bedded utility room vestibule waiting room wet room You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Restaurants & cafes mess verb uk /mes/ us /mes/ [ T ]mainly USinformal(UKmess up) to make something untidy: 使变得凌乱;把…弄乱 Don't you dare mess my hair!看你敢把我的头发弄乱！ [ I ] to leave solid waste somewhere: 排便 The neighbour's dog has messed on our lawn again!隔壁家的狗又在我们的草坪上拉屎了！ Making things dirty & untidy blacken blot clutter clutter something up contaminate dirty foul mired mix someone/something up muddle muddle something up muddy muss pollute polluter soil stain sully the polluter pays principleidiom throw something into disarray Idiom(and) no messing Phrasal verbsmess around mess someone about/around mess around with something mess around (with someone) mess something up mess (something) up mess someone up mess with something/someone mess with something mess with someone mess | American Dictionarymess noun us/mes/ messnoun (DISORDER)[ Cusually sing ] a condition of disorder and confusion, or something in that condition: They left the kitchen a mess. We sat in traffic for two hours while they cleaned up the mess from the accident. [ Cusually sing ] A mess is also a dirty condition: The puppy’s made a mess on the dining room rug. [ Cusually sing ] A mess is also a situation that is full of problems and difficulties: Traffic was a mess. messnoun (ROOM)[ C ](alsomess hall, us/ˈmes·hɔl/) a room or building in which members of the military eat their meals: the officers’ mess messverb[ I/T ]us/mes/ infml [ I/T ]Don’t mess up my hair – I just combed it. Examples of messmess Contrary to claims from some corners that theropod phylogeny is a mess, this work highlights the fact that a consensus has emerged. A waiter accidentally drops a stack of dishes and thereby creates a mess. Or to put it the other way round, 'respect the classics, they should not be messed around with, attempts to interpret are out of order'. Others consciously reordered the client as a baby - sweet, innocent of intent in making a mess, and vulnerable. Then came a similar mess for the four officers, that is, the three mates and second engineer. She would not sleep at night, waking up at all hours, playing and making a mess. They didn't know how to make a mess. The question is clear: does this become a mess, or do we get something nice out of it? A second and stronger point is that history is a mess. Morning, noon and night we get one mess tin of sloppy rice-work every night-the whole night through. But all these people have other problems - they have suffered strokes, or take drugs that mess with their sleep and/or dreams. There is drug selling on the corners and the people on the corners mess with the kids. With the application of ultraviolet light, the epoxy cures to its fully hardened state with no mixing or additional mess. It was they who had to decide whether to join in with weaving rather than wipe up the mess. The kitchen and mess room are contained within a single elevated building. See all examples of mess These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withmessmessThese are words often used in combination with mess. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. absolute mess The place is a hub of activity during the day, and it has made an absolute mess of the plan. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 awful mess We think that he is a rather kind and inadequate man who made an awful mess of things at a crucial moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 bureaucratic mess The proposal will create a bureaucratic mess of unparalleled proportions, by creating two bodies responsible for the administration of one benefit rather than one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with mess |
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