messes

英 [ˈmesɪz]

美 [ˈmesɪz]

n.  肮脏; 杂乱; 不整洁; (组织欠佳等导致的)麻烦，困境，混乱; 不整洁(或邋遢、不修边幅)的人
v.  使不整洁; 弄脏; 弄乱; 随地便溺
mess的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 脏乱;凌乱;不整洁
  If you say that something isa messorin a mess, you think that it is in an untidy state.
  1. The house is a mess...
     屋里一片狼藉。
  2. The wrong shampoo can leave curly hair in a tangled mess...
     不合适的洗发水会使卷发纠结成乱糟糟的一团。
  3. Linda can't stand mess.
     琳达无法忍受脏乱。
• N-VAR 困境;麻烦;混乱
  If you say that a situation isa mess, you mean that it is full of trouble or problems. You can also say that something isin a mess.
  1. I've made such a mess of my life.
     我把自己的生活弄得一团糟。
  2. ...the many reasons why the economy is in such a mess...
     经济陷入如此困境的众多原因
  3. She'd got herself into a mess, of that he was certain.
     他肯定她已经让自己陷入了困境。
• N-VAR (意外滴落的)液体(或黏稠物)
  A messis something liquid or sticky that has been accidentally dropped on something.
  1. Finally, making a dreadful mess, they devour the fruit...
     最后，他们狼吞虎咽地吃起了水果，果汁滴得到处都是。
  2. I'll clear up the mess later.
     我呆会儿会把滴落的水擦干净。
• N-COUNT (军队的)餐厅，食堂
  Themessat a military base or military barracks is the building in which members of the armed forces can eat or relax.
  1. ...a party at the officers' mess...
     在军官餐厅举行的聚会
  2. He hurried to the Mess to find the control officer.
     他匆忙赶到餐厅去找指挥官。

双语例句

• If officers are to do good work they must have decent messes, and be comfortable.
  如果要军官做好工作，必须让他们吃像样的伙食，住得舒适。
• We are all on the same planet. Agree to fix its messes, right now.
  我们都在同一个星球上，现在就一起解决麻烦吧。
• Everyone messes up at one time or another, so try to recognize the oversight and move on.
  每个人都会犯几次错误，所以试着记住过失，继续向前走吧。
• The messes compound and the time to clean them up just never comes.
  混乱妥协与你，但是清理它们的时候永远不会到。
• If you find yourself often promising to clean up your messes later, you are bargaining.
  如果你发现自己经常给自己许诺：我之后会好好清理脏乱不堪的杂物。
• I'm not allowed to drink it on tour as caffeine messes with my voice* but hey* I'm not working now so viva non-fat decaf latte I say.
  我在巡演的时候不准喝它，因为咖啡因会弄糟我的嗓音，但是嗨，我现在不工作了，所以我要说脱脂无咖啡因咖啡万岁。
• He genuinely likes fixing plumbing messes, for one thing, and despite the worst recession he has seen,'I'm still excited to get up and go to work every day,'he says.
  首先，他是真的喜爱疏通清理水管这项工作；其次，按照他的话说，虽然眼下是他所经历的最严重的经济衰退，但“每天起床上班还是让我感到很兴奋”。
• All the motivation and hard work in the world means nothing if management messes up.
  如果管理层搞砸了，无论怎样有上进心和努力工作都毫无意义。
• Playing during work time adds more time to your day and messes up your schedule.
  在工作时间玩耍会让你的工作时间延长，打乱你的日程。
• If Libya was going to end in a mess, the president who inherited the messes in Iraq and Afghanistan wanted someone else to be in charge of it.
  如果利比亚陷入混乱，那么这个继承了伊拉克和阿富汗混乱局面的总统希望其他人能继承利比亚。