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mess sth up
mess sth up 可以分开；名词宾语也可放在 up 后，代词宾语只能放在中间。
The kids messed the living room up.
孩子们把客厅弄得乱七八糟。
弄脏；弄乱
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弄脏；弄乱
To make something untidy or dirty.
The kids messed the living room up.
孩子们把客厅弄得乱七八糟。
常与 up 连用：mess something up
使不整洁或弄脏。
To make untidy or dirty.
与同餐者一起用餐。
To take meals with a mess.
使陷入混乱或毁坏。
To throw into disorder or to ruin.
属于一个共餐团体。
To belong to a mess.
mess
Base
原形
messes
3rd person
第三人称单数
messing
-ing
现在分词
messed
Past
过去式
messed
Past participle
过去分词
He often messes up his room.
他经常把房间弄得一团糟。
She messed the kitchen while cooking.
她做饭时把厨房弄得乱七八糟。
They have already messed the project.
他们已经把项目搞砸了。
动词，意为‘弄乱、搞糟’；规则变化。
The campers mess in the dining tent every morning.
露营者每天早上在就餐帐篷里吃饭。
The puppy messed the newly cleaned floor with mud.
小狗用泥巴弄脏了刚擦干净的地板。
His careless mistakes messed the whole project.
他粗心的错误毁掉了整个项目。
mess sth up 可以分开；名词宾语也可放在 up 后，代词宾语只能放在中间。
The kids messed the living room up.
孩子们把客厅弄得乱七八糟。
mess with 表示干涉、打扰或胡乱摆弄，常用于否定祈使句。
Don't mess with my plans.
别干涉我的计划。
mess 作动词表示“集体用餐”时，主语常为同一团体的人。
The officers mess together in the same hall.
军官们在同一食堂集体用餐。
Not this
Don't mess me—I'm working.
Use this
Don't mess with me—I'm working.
动词 mess 表示“干涉、打扰”时是不及物动词，必须加介词 with 才能接宾语；Don't mess me 缺少 with，不符合搭配。
Not this
The storm messed up it, so we stayed home.
Use this
The storm messed it up, so we stayed home.
mess up 是“动词 + 副词”构成的短语动词，宾语为代词时必须放在 mess 和 up 之间，不能说 messed up it。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
搞砸；弄糟
I messed up the math exam.
我考砸了数学考试。
把房间弄得乱七八糟
Don't mess up the room before the guests arrive.
客人们来之前，别把房间弄得乱七八糟。
干涉；招惹；乱动
Stop messing with the remote control.
别再乱动遥控器了。
搞砸；弄乱
I messed up the presentation.
我把演示搞砸了。
招惹；干涉
Don't mess with me.
别招惹我。
闲混；胡闹
Stop messing around and get to work.
别胡闹了，开始干活吧。
不要弄脏得克萨斯。
A famous anti-littering slogan from the U.S. state of Texas, which puns on 'mess' meaning both 'to make dirty' and 'to interfere with someone'.
这是美国得克萨斯州著名的反乱扔垃圾口号，双关了 mess 的“弄脏”和“招惹”两义。
你要是招惹公牛，就会被牛角顶。
A memorable line from the 1985 film The Breakfast Club, used to warn that if you provoke trouble, you must accept the consequences.
这是 1985 年电影《早餐俱乐部》中的一句经典台词，用来警告说，如果你故意招惹麻烦，就要承担后果。
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联想：乱糟糟的桌上‘m’和‘ss’像摊开的东西，一团mess。动词mess就是把它弄乱、弄脏或搞糟。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、everyday talk、informal messages 作动词表示“弄糟、搞乱”时，通常用于非正式口语，多与 up 连用（mess up）；正式场合更常用 spoil、ruin 或 make a mess of。
作及物动词时意为‘搞乱’，常与 up 连用；作不及物动词时与 around 或 with 搭配。
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