| 词组 | mess about with |
| 释义 | Phr V mess about with messes, messing, messed mess about/around with sb informal to have a sexual relationship with someone who is not your usual partnerThat's what happens when you mess about with married men. mess about/around with sth informal to try to change or improve something, usually with bad resultsI don't want him coming in here and messing around with our computers.Why would you want to mess around with hair as beautiful as yours? mess about with1. To tinker or fiddle with something. Hey, don't mess about with the thermostat—it needs to stay at 68 degrees. Grandpa's still messing about with that old radio, but I doubt he'll get it to work again. 2. To test or use something in order to learn more about it. I'm messing about with a different platform for my blog, and I can't decide if I like it or not. 3. To engage in aimless recreation or frivolous time-wasting with someone or something; to fool about with someone or something. Quit messing about with the dog and work on your book report already, Scotty! 4. To tease or play a prank on someone, often by trying to get them to believe something that is not true. Come on, stop messing about with me. There's no such thing as ghosts. 5. To engage in casual sexual encounters with someone. Betsy and I are just messing about with each other, which is great because I don't want a serious relationship anyway. mess about with someoneverbSee mess around with someone |
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