| 词组 | mess |
| 释义 | mess [messed, messed, messing] mess around 1. mess around/about informal to behave in a silly way, when you should be working or helping someone: ▪ Stop messing about you two! ▪ I used to mess about a lot in class when I was at school. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑muck about/around BrE informal, ↑fool around AmE informal 2. mess around/about informal to spend your time enjoying yourself and relaxing or playing: ▪ She spends most of her weekends messing around at the beach. 3. mess sb around/about BrE informal to treat someone badly, for example by not being completely honest with them or by not doing what you have agreed to do: ▪ Linda's upset because some guy's been messing her around. ▪ I still haven't had my money from the insurance company - they've really messed me around. ■ SIMILAR TO: muck sb about/around BrE informal, ↑mess with mess around with sb AmE 1. mess around/about with sth informal to try to change something in order to try to improve it or make it work better, especially when it would be better if you did not: ▪ I came home to find Mike messing around with the television. ▪ It's a lovely song - I just wish people wouldn't mess around with it. ▪ The message here is simple - don't mess around with a system that already works perfectly well. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑muck about/around with BrE informal, ↑mess with informal 2. mess around/about with sb informal to have a sexual relationship with someone who is married or already has a boyfriend or girlfriend: ▪ I can't stand men who mess around with other people's wives. ■ SIMILAR TO: fool around with, ↑play around with informal 3. mess around with sb AmE informal to treat someone badly, for example by not being completely honest with them or by not doing what you have agreed to do: ▪ Cranberg told his attorneys to quit messing around with him. ■ SIMILAR TO: mess sb around/about BrE informal mess up 1. mess up sth • mess sth up informal to spoil something important, especially something that it has taken you a long time to plan or do: ▪ If you make a mistake like that it can easily mess up a whole day's work. ▪ I'm sorry if I messed up all your plans. mess things up (=spoil someone's plans) ▪ If we can't get our passports in time it'll really mess things up for the holiday. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑cock up BrE informal, ↑foul up informal 2. mess sth up • mess up sth informal to make something dirty or untidy: ▪ Don't come in here with those muddy boots. You'll mess up the carpet. be messed up ▪ Her hair was all messed up, as though she'd just gotten out of bed. 3. mess up • mess sth up informal to make a mistake or do something badly: ▪ The hardest thing in the world is to stand up and say, "I messed up and it was my fault." ▪ "How did the exam go?" "Terrible. I think I really messed it up." mess up big time (=make a bad mistake) ▪ When political figures mess up big time like this, they always make the same excuse. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑cock up BrE informal 4. mess sb up • mess up sb informal to upset someone badly or to make them have emotional or mental problems: ▪ She had a lot of problems when she was young, which really messed her up in later years. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑screw up informal messed-up adj someone who is messed-up has serious emotional or mental problems: ▪ When I made the film Midnight Express, I had to play a man who was permanently messed-up. mess with 1. mess with sth/sb informal to get involved with something or someone that may cause problems or be dangerous: ▪ She always told her kids never to mess with drugs. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑fool with AmE informal 2. mess with sb spoken informal to annoy or cause trouble for someone, especially someone dangerous: ▪ Just keep your mouth shut. That's Johnny's house. No one messes with him. ▪ "If you mess with me, Deacon," he said in a slow voice, "I'll rip your head off." 3. mess with sth informal to try to change or improve something that does not look right or is not working well: ▪ I wish you'd stop messing with the TV, I'm trying to watch it. ■ SIMILAR TO: mess around with informal |
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