n.混亂；混雜；臟亂；一份食品；糞便；（軍隊的）食堂

v.弄糟；弄亂；妨礙

The local economy is now in a mess. 當(dāng)?shù)氐慕?jīng)濟(jì)現(xiàn)在很混亂。

The heavy rain made a great mess of the garden. 這場大雨把花園搞得一團(tuán)糟。

The room was in a terrible mess. 房間里臟亂不堪。

He caught a large mess of fish. 他捕到足夠飽餐一頓的魚。

Who will clean up the cat's mess in the bedroom? 誰去清除臥室里的貓屎?

The party will be held in the officers' mess. 聚會將在軍官食堂舉行。

I am ask to organize the trip, but I mess it up. 大家要我組織這次旅游, 可是我把事情搞糟了。

I've sorted out the books; now don't mess them up again. 我已經(jīng)把書整理好了,請不要再把它們弄亂。

You'd better not mess in the affairs of others. 你最好不要干涉他人的事情。

mess的基本意思是“弄亂”,指與原來相比,把事物弄得沒有了一定的順序,也可表示“弄臟”,引申可表示為“粗魯?shù)貙Υ薄?/p>

mess既可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞,用作及物動詞時,常與副詞up連用。