Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3437
mess
弄脏;弄乱
To make something untidy or dirty.
常与 up 连用:mess something up
- 1.
To make untidy or dirty.
使不整洁或弄脏。
- 2.
To take meals with a mess.
与同餐者一起用餐。
- 3.
To throw into disorder or to ruin.
使陷入混乱或毁坏。
- 4.
To belong to a mess.
属于一个共餐团体。
- 5.
To interfere.
干涉;干预。
- 6.
To eat (with others).
与他人一起吃饭。
- 7.
To supply with a mess.
供给膳食
搞糟;破坏;毁掉;干涉;打扰;管闲事;与……集体用餐;属于……伙食团;给……供应伙食;为……提供餐食;使不整洁或弄脏。
In use
The campers mess in the dining tent every morning.
The puppy messed the newly cleaned floor with mud.
His careless mistakes messed the whole project.
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。
mess with sb/sth
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 together
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。
Connections
Collocations
- mess up
- 搞砸;弄糟
- I messed up the math exam.我考砸了数学考试。
- mess up a room
- 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。
- mess with
- 干涉;招惹;乱动
- Stop messing with the remote control.别再乱动遥控器了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- mess up
- 搞砸;弄乱I messed up the presentation.我把演示搞砸了。
- mess with
- 招惹;干涉Don't mess with me.别招惹我。
- mess around
- 闲混;胡闹
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 mess /mɛs/ 押韵:dress, guess, less, stress, press, yes。注意 yes 拼写少一个 s,但读音相同。另注意 mass /mæs/、pass /pæs/、class /klæs/ 或 /klɑːs/ 等拼写相近的词元音不同,并不押韵。
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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