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

• She was constantly trying to get her brother out of the messes he had gotten himselfinto.
  她时时想帮助她的兄弟摆脱由他自己造成的困境。
• One in 20 even messes up boiling an egg or preparing a cooked breakfast.
  二十分之一的女性甚至连煮鸡蛋或煮早餐也做不好。
• I don't worry about what he is eating and he knows the rules about crumbs and messes.
  我并不担心什么，他知道他是吃面包屑和餐厅约规则。
• In crisis and reliability management, we can and should design systems that work even when independent risks turn out to be inter-dependent and when rescues create their own messes.
  在危机和可靠性管理中，我们能够而且应该设计出，即使在独立风险变成相互依赖的风险，以及救援本身制造混乱时也能够起作用的体系。
• In the crisis of 2008, many financial companies struggled to cope with the messes they faced.
  2008年金融危机期间，为了应对困境，许多金融公司费尽了心思。
• They can also assist you without doing anything moving-related by watching your kids, cooking dinner while you pack, or tidying up any small messes around the house.
  他们也可以帮你做搬迁以外的事情，比如照顾小孩、在你打包的时候帮你做饭、或是整理房子里的所有小垃圾。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• Wear whatever you need to keep warm even if it messes up your outfit.
  尽量穿保暖的衣物，即便这会使你的形象打点折扣。