
好词典

源自中古英语 'messen',可能与古法语 'mesler'(混合)有关,最终来自拉丁语 'miscere'(混合)。
❶ 指把东西弄乱或搞糟,通常因为不小心或缺乏条理,导致原本有序的状态变得混乱。
“He messed up his room by throwing clothes everywhere.”
(他把衣服扔得到处都是,把房间弄得一团糟。)
“I messed the documents when I dropped them on the floor.”
(我把文件掉在地上时弄乱了它们。)
❶ 指把事情搞砸或犯错,导致不好的结果,常用于口语中表达失误或失败。
“I really messed up the presentation by forgetting my notes.”
(我忘了带笔记,彻底搞砸了这次演讲。)
“He messed his chances by arriving late to the interview.”
(他面试迟到,搞砸了自己的机会。)
messed up — 形容事情被严重搞砸或处于混乱状态,常用于表达犯错或失败后的糟糕情况。
“The whole plan was messed up because of one mistake.”
(因为一个错误,整个计划都搞砸了。)
messed around — 指浪费时间或做无意义的事情,也可以表示嬉戏或捣乱。
“Stop messing around and focus on your work.”
(别瞎闹了,专心工作。)