Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3437
mess
混乱；杂乱；烂摊子
a dirty, disorganized, or disorderly state; a bad or difficult situation
- 1.
a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
令人不快、杂乱或肮脏的事物；引申为糟糕的处境。
- 2.
A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common, especially military personnel who eat at the same table.
一同进餐的一群人,集体为他们备餐,尤指同膳的军人。
- 3.
a person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck
处于(尤指情感)混乱或紊乱状态的人；情绪崩溃的人。
- 4.
A building or room in which mess is eaten.
就餐用的建筑物或房间。
- 5.
A set of four (from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner).
四人一组(源自旧时用餐时将连队分成四人一组的惯例)。
- 6.
A group of iguanas.
一群鬣蜥。
- 7.
A dessert of fruit and cream, similar to a fool.
一种水果和奶油制成的甜点,类似水果奶油羹。
情绪崩溃的人；精神恍惚的人；食堂；餐厅；伙食团；集体用膳人员；水果奶油甜点；奶油水果羹；鬣蜥群
In use
The kids made a huge mess in the living room with their toys.
His finances are a complete mess after the failed investment.
She accidentally dropped the bowl and created a mess on the floor.
a mess of + [noun]
表示大量、众多，常后接复数名词。
There was a mess of paperwork on his desk.
他的桌子上有一大堆文件。
be in a mess
表示处于混乱或困境状态。
The room was in a mess after the party.
派对后房间一片狼藉。
make a mess (of sth)
表示弄乱或搞糟某事。
He made a mess of the project by ignoring the instructions.
Connections
Collocations
- a mess
- 一团糟
- The room is a mess after the party.派对后房间一团糟。
- make a mess
- 弄得一团糟
- Don't make a mess in the kitchen.别把厨房弄得一团糟。
- a mess of
- 一大堆的
- He left a mess of papers on the desk.他在桌上留下一大堆文件。
- in a mess
- 陷入困境
- His finances are in a mess.他的财务一团糟。
- clean up the mess
- 收拾残局
- We need to clean up the mess in the garage.我们需要清理车库的混乱。
- get into a mess
- 陷入麻烦
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：mess 发音像“没收拾”，即混乱的状态。
Context & Register
register: informal; typical_settings: 日常生活、口语; note_zh: 通常用于口语，描述事物杂乱无章或处境困难。
Grammar Note
常与介词 in 或 of 连用，如 in a mess（混乱），a mess of（大量）
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the same ending sound /ɛs/ as 'mess', making them perfect rhymes. Beware of lookalikes like 'mass' (/mæs/) which differ in vowel sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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