/mes ||; mɛs/verb [T] (
US 美) (
informal 非正式) to make sth dirty or untidy 弄脏；弄乱:
Don't mess your hands. 别把你的手弄脏。 mess about/around 1 to behave in a silly and annoying way 胡闹
2 to spend your time in a relaxed way without any real purpose 逍遥自在地度日；悠闲地过日子: We spent Sunday just messing around at home. 星期日我们只是留在家里，轻松随意地度过。
mess sb about/around to treat sb in a way that is not fair or reasonable, for example by changing your plans without telling him/her 不公平地或无理地对待某人（例如改变计划而不告知对方）
mess about/around with sth to touch or use sth in a careless way 瞎弄或乱搞某事物:
It is dangerous to mess about with fireworks. 乱弄烟火是很危险的。 mess sth up 1 to make sth dirty or untidy 把某物弄脏或弄乱
2 to do sth badly or spoil sth 把某事物弄糟: I really messed up the last question in the exam. 考试中的最后一道题我答得糟极了。
mess with sb/sth to deal or behave with sb/sth in a way that you should not 以不当的方式处理或表现:
You shouldn't mess with people's feelings. 你不该伤人家的感情。