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)濟現(xiàn)在很混亂。
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。
用作動詞 (v.)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。
