| 释义 |
mess about or mess around British informal -
1 [intransitive] to behave in a silly way, especially when you should be working or paying attention to something 胡闹；瞎闹（尤其在你应该工作或集中注意力的时候） Stop messing about – I'm serious about this! 别胡闹了，这事我是当真的！ Synonyms and related words To behave in a silly way: fool around, mess about, play about... -
2 [intransitive] to spend time doing things in a relaxed way 轻松地消磨时光 We spent the weekend messing about on John's boat. 我们在约翰的船上悠闲地度过了周末的时光。 Synonyms and related words To waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant things: fritter away, fiddle around, knock around... -
3 [transitive] [mess someone about] to treat someone badly, especially by changing your mind or by not doing what you promised 玩弄（某人）（尤指改变主意或不做承诺之事） Synonyms and related words To be cruel or unkind to someone: abuse, mistreat, oppress... -
4 [intransitive] to waste time doing things that are not important 浪费时光；瞎混 There's no point messing about. Let's start now. 瞎混是没有意义的。现在让我们开始吧。 not mess about : They don't mess about, do they? I ordered the book yesterday and it's already come. 他们没有磨蹭，不是吗？我昨天订购的那本书，现在已经到了。 Synonyms and related words To waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant things: fritter away, fiddle around, knock around... -
5 [intransitive] to try to change or repair something, especially when this is unnecessary or unsuccessful 瞎动；摆弄；把玩 mess about with : He'll spend hours messing about with that motorbike. 他会花上几个小时摆弄那辆摩托车。 Synonyms and related words To waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant things: fritter away, fiddle around, knock around... -
6 [intransitive] to have sex or a sexual relationship with someone, especially when you should not 发生性关系；勾搭 mess about with : Diane's been messing around with a married man. 黛安娜一直和一个已婚男人关系暧昧。 Synonyms and related words To have sex: sleep with, consummate, copulate... See also main entry: mess |