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mess
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural messes
plural messes
Learner's definition of MESS
1
a [count] : a very dirty or untidy state or condition肮脏；杂乱；不整洁 — usually singular通常用单数
- We found the papers in a mess.我们发现文件乱堆在那里。
- It took years to clean up the mess caused by the oil spill.原油泄漏造成的污染用了几年时间才清理干净。
- She's the only cook in the family who never makes a mess of/in the kitchen.家里人做饭，唯有她不会把厨房搞得乱七八糟。
b [singular] : something or someone that looks very dirty or untidy不整洁或邋遢的人（或物）
- The apartment was a mess when he left it. = He left the apartment a mess.他离开时，公寓被搞得乱七八糟。
- He was a mess after gardening all day.他一整天都在园子里干活，看上去脏兮兮的。
- My hair is a mess.我的头发乱糟糟的。
2
[count]
a : a situation that is very complicated or difficult to deal with困境
- I don't know how the economy got to be (in) such a mess.我不理解为何经济陷入如此困境。
- Well, that's another fine mess you've gotten me into!哎，你又把我推进了一个火坑！
- How do we get ourselves into these messes?我们怎么会让自己陷入这样的困境中呢？
b : something that is not organized well or working correctly组织不力；运转不畅
- The school system is a mess.学校体制一团糟。
- Things were a real mess for a while after she retired.她退休后生活一度陷入困境。
- My life is a complete mess.我的生活现在是一团糟。
3
[singular] informal
a : someone who is very unhappy, confused, etc.不开心的人；困惑的人
- She was a real mess for a while after her divorce.她离婚后一度无比沮丧。
b US : someone who is showing a lot of emotion especially by crying（尤其是通过哭泣）表现得过于情绪化的人
- He was a mess during his daughter's wedding ceremony.他在女儿的婚礼上哭成了泪人。
4
[count] : the place where people in the military eat军队食堂；军人餐厅
- the officers' mess军官食堂
— called also mess hall
5
[singular] US, informal : a large amount of something大量 — + of
- a mess of cash大量现金
- a mess of cabbage/greens/peas一大堆卷心菜/青菜/豌豆
- They're in a mess of trouble. [=a lot of trouble]他们陷入了无尽的烦恼。
6
informal : solid waste from an animal（动物的）粪便
[count]
- The puppy made a mess on the rug.小狗在地毯上拉了屎。
[noncount]
- cleaning up dog mess清理狗屎
make a mess of
: to ruin (something) or to make many mistakes in doing (something)毁掉；弄乱；搞砸
- The scandal made a mess of his political career.丑闻毁掉了他的政治生涯。
- The weather made a mess of our plans.天气搞乱了我们的计划。
- He made a mess of his speech.他搞砸了自己的演讲。
2 mess /ˈmɛs/ verb
messes; messed; messing
2 mess
/ˈmɛs/
verb
messes; messed; messing
Learner's definition of MESS
mess around
[phrasal verb] informal or British mess about 1
: to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious : to waste time浪费时间
- We just messed around [=fooled around] all afternoon.我们浪费了一下午的时间。
- She spent the evening messing around on the computer.她一晚上都在玩电脑。
- It's time we stopped messing around and got busy.我们不要再浪费时间了，该忙正事了。
2
: to have sex with someone who is not your husband, wife, or regular partner（和他人）勾搭，偷情 — often + with
- His wife discovered that he was messing around [=fooling around] (on her).他老婆发现他在外面偷情。
- His wife discovered that he was messing around with his secretary.他老婆发现他和他的秘书乱搞。
3
mess (someone) around/about British : to cause problems or trouble for (someone) especially by making changes that are not expected捣乱；胡闹
- I don't like being messed about this way!我不喜欢这样被搅扰！
4
mess around/about with (something)
a : to use or do (something) in a way that is not very serious花时间摆弄；瞎忙活
- I'm not really a painter; I just like to mess around with paints.我并不是个正经画家，我只是喜欢摆弄颜料而已。
- She spent the evening messing around with [=fooling around with] the computer.她一晚上都在玩电脑。
b : to handle or play with (something) in a careless or foolish way乱摆弄
- Stop messing around [=fiddling around] with the stereo.不要乱动音响。
mess up
[phrasal verb] informal 1
: to make a mistake : to do something incorrectly弄糟；做错 — often + on
- About halfway into the recipe, I realized that I had messed up, and I had to start over.根据食谱快做到一半时，我发现自己搞砸了，只好从头再来。
- She's afraid she'll mess up on the test.她担心这次考试会考砸。
- I messed up on my first attempt.我初次尝试就失败了。
2
mess (something) up or mess up (something)
a : to make mistakes when you are doing or making (something)做错
- He messed up the speech.他搞砸了演说。
- I messed up my first attempt and had to try again.我第一次尝试失败了，不得不再试一次。
b : to make (something) dirty or untidy : to make a mess of (something)弄脏；弄乱
- Don't mess up my room.不要把我的房间弄乱了。
- The wind messed up her hair. = Her hair got messed up in the wind.风吹乱了她的头发。
c : to damage or ruin (something)破坏；毁掉 : to damage or change (something) so that it does not work properly改变…；破坏…；使…不能正常运转
- She's really messed up her life.她把自己的生活搞得一团糟。
- His life has been messed up by his drug addiction.他的人生被他的毒瘾给毁了。
- I don't know what I did, but I somehow messed up the computer.我也不知道是怎么弄的，反正我把电脑鼓捣坏了。
- My watch has been messed up [=has not worked properly] ever since I dropped it in the sink.我的手表自从掉进水槽后就一直出毛病。
- The mountains messed up the cell phone signal.山脉干扰了手机信号。
3
mess (someone) up or mess up (someone)
a US : to beat and injure (someone)（身体上）伤害某人
- He got messed up [=roughed up, beaten up] by a gang of bullies.他被一群流氓痛打了一顿。
- They messed him up pretty badly.他们把他暴打了一顿。
b : to make (someone) very upset and unhappy使（某人）心情糟糕
- Breaking up with her boyfriend has really messed her up.男友分手让她心情很差。
- She's been pretty messed up ever since she broke up with her boyfriend.自从和男友分手后，她心情一直不好。
mess with
[phrasal verb] informal 1
mess with (someone) : to cause trouble for (someone) : to deal with (someone) in a way that may cause anger or violence招惹某人
- I wouldn't want to mess with him.我不想招惹他。
- You'd better not be messing with me.你最好别惹我。
2
mess with (something)
a chiefly US : to deal with or be involved with (something that causes or that could cause trouble)卷入…；与…有牵连
- The company doesn't want to mess with small distributors.公司不想和小经销商打交道。
- He doesn't want to mess with cocaine anymore.他再也不想碰可卡因了。
b : to handle or play with (something) in a careless way : to mess around with (something)摆弄
- Don't mess with the camera.别乱动那架照相机。
3
◊ In very informal English, something that messes with your mind/head causes you to feel confused.使感到困惑（用于很不正式的英语）
- The movie messes with your mind and you don't find out what's going on until the end.这部电影让人费解，直到片尾才能搞明白是怎么回事。
1
: a quantity of food:
a
archaic : food set on a table at one time
b
: a prepared dish of soft food
also : a mixture of ingredients cooked or eaten together
messed; messing; messes
2
a
: to make dirty or untidy : disarrange —often used with up
b
: to mix up : bungle —often used with up
Synonyms
Noun
- chance-medley
- chaos
- confusion
- disarrangement
- disarray
- dishevelment
- disorder
- disorderedness
- disorderliness
- disorganization
- free-for-all
- havoc
- heck
- hell
- jumble
- mare's nest
- messiness
- misorder
- muddle
- muss
- shambles
- snake pit
- tumble
- welter
Verb
- butt in
- interfere
- interlope
- intermeddle
- intrude
- meddle
- muck (about or around)
- nose
- obtrude
- poke
- pry
- snoop
Example Sentences
Noun He was a mess after gardening all day. My hair is a mess. Well, that's another fine mess you've gotten me into! How do we get ourselves into these messes? The school system is a mess. Things were a real mess for a while after she retired. My life is a complete mess. She was a real mess for a while after her divorce. He was a mess during his daughter's wedding ceremony. Verb please don't mess with me while I'm trying to concentrate See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Annie Lane, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 Using the wrong one can leave you with a splotchy mess on your hands and potentially ruin items. Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2022 Make mac and cheese with less mess, thanks to help from a muffin tin. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022 Instead of using soil, the six-pod Harvest garden supplies a nutrient-rich solution directly to the plant’s roots, which will save you from the hassle and mess of growing indoors with soil. Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 8 Sep. 2022 Yannick Ngakoue, DeForest Buckner, Kwity Paye and Dayo Odeyingbo beat up a mess of a Raiders offensive line to make Chris Ballard one happy man after the win. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2022 Craig Conover makes a small but expensive mess in the upcoming episode of Southern Charm. Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 This compact hydroponic garden (which comes with six herb seed packets) supplies a nutrient-rich solution directly to a plant’s roots, which will save your recipient from the hassle and mess of growing indoors with soil. Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2022 And yet, despite the line’s hot-mess potential, there are reasons to believe this team can survive and thrive in the process. Michael Silver, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2022 Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 And, of course, just what did Doctor Strange do now to mess everything up so bad? Graeme Mcmillan, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2022 There’s always the question of whether trade rumors will mess up team chemistry. Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2022 This way, no one else could connect and mess with things. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Staying focused and making sure not to mess up who breaks which pane could make the difference between winning and losing here. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 July 2022 When spies mess up in the British intelligence services, they get sent to Slough House, the setting of this misanthropic drama starring Gary Oldman. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 Google could make using these tools much clearer, but even still only a fraction of its users will ever mess with its default settings. Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Ostensibly a game for organization freaks, A Little to the Left asks players to tidy up by arranging books, game cartridges, spoons, lampshades, and more into nice, neat arrangements, all while a mischievous cat tries to mess things up again. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 18 June 2022 See More
Noun
Counseling produced a whole mess of ghosts and goblins from her youth, and then finally came the big one. Annie Lane, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 Using the wrong one can leave you with a splotchy mess on your hands and potentially ruin items. Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 9 Sep. 2022 Make mac and cheese with less mess, thanks to help from a muffin tin. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022 Instead of using soil, the six-pod Harvest garden supplies a nutrient-rich solution directly to the plant’s roots, which will save you from the hassle and mess of growing indoors with soil. Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 8 Sep. 2022 Yannick Ngakoue, DeForest Buckner, Kwity Paye and Dayo Odeyingbo beat up a mess of a Raiders offensive line to make Chris Ballard one happy man after the win. Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2022 Craig Conover makes a small but expensive mess in the upcoming episode of Southern Charm. Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 This compact hydroponic garden (which comes with six herb seed packets) supplies a nutrient-rich solution directly to a plant’s roots, which will save your recipient from the hassle and mess of growing indoors with soil. Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2022 And yet, despite the line’s hot-mess potential, there are reasons to believe this team can survive and thrive in the process. Michael Silver, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2022 Verb
Locker set out to create the House of Paragon as White had imagined, a place where everyone is supportive, has a place to grow and is not afraid to mess up, Locker said. Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2022 And, of course, just what did Doctor Strange do now to mess everything up so bad? Graeme Mcmillan, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2022 There’s always the question of whether trade rumors will mess up team chemistry. Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2022 This way, no one else could connect and mess with things. Wired, 13 Aug. 2022 Staying focused and making sure not to mess up who breaks which pane could make the difference between winning and losing here. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 July 2022 When spies mess up in the British intelligence services, they get sent to Slough House, the setting of this misanthropic drama starring Gary Oldman. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 Google could make using these tools much clearer, but even still only a fraction of its users will ever mess with its default settings. Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Ostensibly a game for organization freaks, A Little to the Left asks players to tidy up by arranging books, game cartridges, spoons, lampshades, and more into nice, neat arrangements, all while a mischievous cat tries to mess things up again. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 18 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English mes, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin missus course at a meal, from missus, past participle of mittere to put, from Latin, to send — more at smite
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of mess was in the 14th century Phrases Containing mess
noun
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