mess

/mes/📚 5765 22 3四级六级考研雅思高考

If you say that something is a mess or in a mess, you think that it is not neat. ^凌乱

noun [抽象名词]肮脏，杂乱；不整洁或邋遢的人（或物）；掉落的东西，溅出的东西；（动物的）粪便；困境，混乱局面；处于困境的人

A mess is something liquid or sticky that has been accidentally dropped on something. (^{意外滴落的) 液体; (意外滴落的) 黏稠物}

verb [vi. 不及物动词]弄脏，弄乱；玩弄；随地便溺；在军人食堂就餐

mess 出现在下面的课文中: Lesson 083&84 Going on holiday mess 名词: 杂乱，凌乱; Lesson 54 Sticky fingers mess 名词: 乱七八糟; Lesson 11 Not guilty

近义词untidy/ʌnˈtaɪdi/

易混淆miss/mɪs/^{vt. 漏掉；错过；想念}

反义词tidy/ˈtaɪdi/^{adj. 整齐的； [ 口 ] 相当大的}

反义词neat/niːt/^{adj. 整洁的；未搀水的；优雅的；灵巧的；齐整的；平滑的}

近义词disorderly🇬🇧/dɪsˈɔːdəli/ 🇺🇸/dɪsˈɔːrdərli/^{adj. 混乱的，无秩序的；骚乱的；无法无天的}

词组	含义	例句
mess up	搞砸：错误地做某事；犯错误。	Because this can mess up your homework schedule for the rest of the night. ^{因为这会把你今晚的作业安排搞得一团糟。}
mess up	弄乱：使变得混乱或杂乱。	Don't mess up my body make-up. ^{别把我身上的妆弄乱了。}

口语中a mess 用来指“困境，窘境，一团糟”等含义