messes

英 [ˈmesɪz]

美 [ˈmesɪz]

n.  肮脏; 杂乱; 不整洁; (组织欠佳等导致的)麻烦，困境，混乱; 不整洁(或邋遢、不修边幅)的人
v.  使不整洁; 弄脏; 弄乱; 随地便溺
mess的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 脏乱;凌乱;不整洁
  If you say that something isa messorin a mess, you think that it is in an untidy state.
  1. The house is a mess...
     屋里一片狼藉。
  2. The wrong shampoo can leave curly hair in a tangled mess...
     不合适的洗发水会使卷发纠结成乱糟糟的一团。
  3. Linda can't stand mess.
     琳达无法忍受脏乱。
• N-VAR 困境;麻烦;混乱
  If you say that a situation isa mess, you mean that it is full of trouble or problems. You can also say that something isin a mess.
  1. I've made such a mess of my life.
     我把自己的生活弄得一团糟。
  2. ...the many reasons why the economy is in such a mess...
     经济陷入如此困境的众多原因
  3. She'd got herself into a mess, of that he was certain.
     他肯定她已经让自己陷入了困境。
• N-VAR (意外滴落的)液体(或黏稠物)
  A messis something liquid or sticky that has been accidentally dropped on something.
  1. Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit...
     最后，他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果，果汁滴得到处都是。
  2. I'll clear up the mess later.
     我呆会儿会把滴落的水擦干净。
• N-COUNT (军队的)餐厅，食堂
  Themessat a military base or military barracks is the building in which members of the armed forces can eat or relax.
  1. ...a party at the officers' mess...
     在军官餐厅举行的聚会
  2. He hurried to the Mess to find the control officer.
     他匆忙赶到餐厅去找指挥官。

双语例句

• All the motivation and hard work in the world means nothing if management messes up.
  如果管理层搞砸了，无论怎样有上进心和努力工作都毫无意义。
• Most people can't help to clean up other people's messes.
  大多数人不能帮助他人清理脏东西。
• She was constantly trying to get her brother out of the messes he had gotten himselfinto.
  她时时想帮助她的兄弟摆脱由他自己造成的困境。
• In the end, it may be wiser not to involve yourself in messes you don't need.
  最后，不要因为不需要的东西而让自己卷入混乱，这可能比较明智的。
• He genuinely likes fixing plumbing messes, for one thing, and despite the worst recession he has seen,'I'm still excited to get up and go to work every day,'he says.
  首先，他是真的喜爱疏通清理水管这项工作；其次，按照他的话说，虽然眼下是他所经历的最严重的经济衰退，但“每天起床上班还是让我感到很兴奋”。
• I'm not allowed to drink it on tour as caffeine messes with my voice* but hey* I'm not working now so viva non-fat decaf latte I say.
  我在巡演的时候不准喝它，因为咖啡因会弄糟我的嗓音，但是嗨，我现在不工作了，所以我要说脱脂无咖啡因咖啡万岁。
• Playing during work time adds more time to your day and messes up your schedule.
  在工作时间玩耍会让你的工作时间延长，打乱你的日程。
• If anyone messes with me, I'll open a can of Chinese whoop-ass on them.
  如果有人要找我麻烦，我就让他们尝尝中国老拳的厉害。
• Cause nobody messes with your dad.
  因为没有人敢和你爸爸乱来抓到你了！
• We are all on the same planet. Agree to fix its messes, right now.
  我们都在同一个星球上，现在就一起解决麻烦吧。