n.混乱；混杂；脏乱；一份食品；粪便；（军队的）食堂
v.弄糟；弄乱；妨碍
The local economy is now in a mess. 当地的经济现在很混乱。
The heavy rain made a great mess of the garden. 这场大雨把花园搞得一团糟。
The room was in a terrible mess. 房间里脏乱不堪。
He caught a large mess of fish. 他捕到足够饱餐一顿的鱼。
Who will clean up the cat's mess in the bedroom? 谁去清除卧室里的猫屎?
The party will be held in the officers' mess. 聚会将在军官食堂举行。
用作动词 (v.)I am ask to organize the trip, but I mess it up. 大家要我组织这次旅游, 可是我把事情搞糟了。
I've sorted out the books; now don't mess them up again. 我已经把书整理好了,请不要再把它们弄乱。
You'd better not mess in the affairs of others. 你最好不要干涉他人的事情。
mess的基本意思是“弄乱”,指与原来相比,把事物弄得没有了一定的顺序,也可表示“弄脏”,引申可表示为“粗鲁地对待”。
mess既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词,用作及物动词时,常与副词up连用。
