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messes

UK //ˈmesɪz//US //ˈmesɪz//

词源

源自中古英语 'messe',最初指一顿饭或食物,后引申为混乱或杂乱的状态,可能与拉丁语 'missus'(发送、放置)有关。

noun

❶ 指混乱、杂乱或不整洁的状态,通常用来描述物品摆放无序或环境脏乱的情况。

“The kids left their toys everywhere, making a huge mess in the living room.”

(孩子们把玩具扔得到处都是,客厅里一片狼藉。)

“After the party, the kitchen was in a complete mess with dirty dishes and food scraps.”

(派对结束后,厨房里堆满了脏盘子和食物残渣,一团糟。)

❶ 指困难或麻烦的局面,通常是因为错误或疏忽导致的复杂问题。

“Their poor communication led to a mess in the project timeline.”

(他们沟通不畅,导致项目时间表一团糟。)

“She got herself into a financial mess by overspending on credit cards.”

(她因为信用卡过度消费而陷入了财务困境。)

同义词:disorder, chaos, clutter, jumble, confusion

verb

❶ 指弄乱或搞糟某事物,使其变得不整洁或难以处理。

“The cat messed up the neatly arranged papers on the desk.”

(猫把桌上整齐的文件弄得乱七八糟。)

“Don't mess with the settings if you don't know what you're doing.”

(如果你不懂,就别乱动这些设置。)

同义词:disarrange, disorganize, muddle, spoil, ruin

常见短语

make a mess — 指制造混乱或把某处弄得乱七八糟,通常用于描述因粗心或随意行为导致的环境脏乱。

“The kids made a mess in the kitchen while baking cookies.”

(孩子们烤饼干时把厨房弄得一团糟。)

clean up the mess — 指清理或解决因混乱或错误导致的问题,可以是字面上的打扫,也可以是比喻性的处理麻烦。

“After the party, we had to clean up the mess left behind.”

(派对结束后,我们不得不清理留下的烂摊子。)