mess的用法

1.mess的基本意思是“弄乱”,指与原来相比,把事物弄得没有了一定的顺序,也可表示“弄脏”,引申可表示为“粗鲁地对待”。

2.mess既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词,用作及物动词时,常与副词up连用。

I've sorted out the books; now don't mess them up again.

我已经把书整理好了,请不要再把它们弄乱。

You'd better not mess in the affairs of others.

你最好不要干涉他人的事情。

3.用作名词，有混乱，困境，伙食，过失等含义。

The heavy rain made a great mess of the garden.

这场大雨把花园搞得一团糟。

The room was in a terrible mess.

房间里脏乱不堪。

He caught a large mess of fish.

他捕到足够饱餐一顿的鱼。

4.mess about (v.+adv.) 粗鲁地对待

Stop messing about and listen to me.

别再胡闹了,听我说。

Go on with your work and stop messing about .

继续干活,别胡闹了。

5.mess up (v.+adv.) 弄乱

He got another chance and didn't want to mess up again.

他又获一次机会,这次他再也不愿把事情弄糟了。