1. vi. & vt.弄脏；弄乱　 make a mess of; put into disorder or confusion
2. vi. & vt.（粗鲁地）对待　 treat sb roughly or inconsiderately

　～ angrily　愤怒地弄乱
　～ decisively　彻底弄乱
　～ deliberately　有意地弄乱
　～ gradually　渐渐地弄乱
　～ purposely　有目的地弄乱
　～ speedily　快速地弄乱
　～ about　胡闹，弄乱，粗鲁地对待
　～ around　游荡
　～ up　弄乱
　～ about with　和…胡闹，玩弄
　～ with　打扰，乱搞

 ♣ mess about　(v.+adv.)
1. 胡闹；弄乱 spend time lazily; cause disorder to sth
　Stop messing about and listen to me.　别再胡闹了，听我说。
　Go on with your work and stop messing about.　继续干活，别胡闹了。
　Tell the boy to stop messing about upstairs.　告诉那孩子别在楼上胡闹。
　Don't mess about my bags.　不要乱弄我的书包。
　Tradition is not to be messed about.　传统不能胡乱更改。
2. 粗鲁地对待 treat sb roughly or inconsiderately
　Don't mess me about, I want the money you promised me .　别欺负我，我要你答应给我的钱。
　He said he was 70 years old, and had never been messed about by anybody before.　他说他今年70岁了，生平从未被粗鲁地对待过。
 ♣ mess about with　(v.+adv.+prep.)
　胡闹；玩弄　spend time lazily; cause disorder to sth
　She didn't want you coming and messing about with things.　她不愿意你来瞎胡闹。
　She spent the day just messing about with her friends.　她一整天都和朋友无所事事地在一起。
　Don't mess about with sharp knives.　不要摆弄锋利的刀子。
 ♣ mess around　(v.+adv.)
　游荡　spend time lazily
　He is always messing around doing nothing.　他老是东游西荡，无所事事。
 ♣ mess up　(v.+adv.)
　弄乱　put into disorder or confusion
　He got another chance and didn't want to mess up again.　他又获一次机会，这次他再也不愿把事情弄糟了。
　She messed up her new dress with blue ink.　蓝墨水弄脏了她的新衣服。
　Don't mess up my clean floor.　不要把我干净的地板弄脏了。
　Don't mess up the room.　别把房间弄脏。
　His divorce has really messed his life up.　离婚已把他的生活真正扰乱了。
　If he undertakes anything he always messes it up.　不管他做什么事，总是办得很糟。
　He didn't want to mess up the situation.　他不想把事情弄糟。
　The late arrival of the train messed up all our plans.　火车晚点打乱了我们所有的计划。
 ♣ mess with　(v.+prep.)
1. 打扰 disturb
　Don't mess with me, or you will be sorry.　别跟我捣乱，否则你会后悔的。
　I've warned you already, don't mess with me.　我已警告过你，不要来打扰我。
　Don't mess with him when he's angry.　他生气时不要打扰他。
2. 乱搞 put into disorder with
　He told his son not to mess with the TV set.　他叫儿子不要乱弄电视机。

1. S U 杂乱，脏乱；脏东西　(a state of) untidiness or dirt
2. S 不整洁〔乱七八糟〕的人〔事　〕sb or sth untidy, disordered, etc.
3. U C 粪便　a quantity of animal feces

　clean away a ～　清除杂乱的东西
　get into ～　陷入困境
　sweep up a ～　清扫脏东西
　complete ～　一团糟
　terrible ～　脏极了
　awful ～　凌乱不堪
　in a ～　乱七八糟

　This room's in a mess.　这个房间杂乱不堪。
　There's a lot of mess to clear up.　有许多脏东西要清理。
　You look a mess.　你外表太邋遢了。
　That report you did is a real mess.　你写的那份报告乱七八糟。
　The dog made a mess on the carpet.　狗在地毯上大便。

 ♣ make a mess of
　扰乱，弄乱　spoil; ruin
　This illness makes a mess of my holiday plans.　这场病把我的假期计划给打乱了。
　The heavy rain has made a real mess of the garden.　这场大雨把花园弄得脏极了。

　［同义词］ v. confuse, dirty, muddle n. confusion, disorder, muddle
　［词源］后期拉丁语missus（一餐饭的过程）