| 词组 | mess |
| 释义 | mess /mes/ noun a situation in which a place is dirty or untidy, or there are a lot of awkward problemsadjectivesa terrible/awful/horrible mess The country is in a terrible mess.a big/huge mess Why is my life such a big mess?a complete/total mess I’m afraid my house is a complete mess.a real mess also a right mess BrE informal The files were a real mess – it took me days to sort them out. | Your bedroom is in a right mess.a financial/economic mess He made a lot of money but is now in a financial mess.a sticky/gooey mess What’s that sticky mess on the kitchen floor?the/this whole mess This whole mess is my fault.A fine messPeople sometimes describe a very bad situation as a fine mess: You’ve got yourself into a fine mess this time.verbsmake a mess also create a mess formal You can play in here, but try not to make a mess.make a mess of sth The last government made a mess of the economy.leave a mess also leave sth in a mess They left a terrible mess in the kitchen.clean up/clear up a mess The previous manager made a lot of mistakes, and now I have to clear up the mess.look a mess His face was covered with bruises and he looked a mess.deal with a mess A waiter came to deal with the mess.sort out/fix a mess (=deal with it) Don’t worry – we’ll sort this mess out.get (sb) into a mess He borrowed a lot of money on his credit card, and got himself into a real mess.get (sb) out of a mess My parents are going to help me get out of this mess.prepositionsin a mess especially BrE The company is in a mess.phrasesa bit of a mess Our records are in a bit of a mess.what a mess She looked round the room. What a mess!such a mess How had she ended up in such a mess?THESAURUS: mess muddle a situation in which things are disorganized or confused: Transport is in a muddle. | We got ourselves into a terrible muddle. | I’m not leaving until I’ve sorted this muddle out. shambles a situation in which things are very disorganized, or a place that is very untidy: His room was a shambles, with books and papers lying everywhere. | The government’s policy on railways is a complete shambles. | The economy is in a shambles. chaos a situation in which nothing is in the correct place or everything is happening in a confused way: She sat on the bed looking at the utter chaos around her. | When the bombs were found, air travel was thrown into chaos. | The country is in a state of chaos. | He described the scenes of chaos after the hurricane hit the town. clutter a large number of things that are scattered somewhere in an untidy way: Clear away all the clutter on your desk. | Try to keep your house free of clutter. |
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