mess

英 [mes] 美 [mes]

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

牛津词典

noun

不整洁 untidy state

肮脏；杂乱；不整洁

a dirty or untidy stateThe room was in a mess .

这个房间杂乱不堪。The kids made a mess in the bathroom.

孩子们把浴室搞得一塌糊涂。‘ What a mess !’ she said, surveying the scene after the party.

看着聚会后的情况，她说：“真是一片狼藉！”My hair's a real mess!

我的头发太乱了。

困境 difficult situation

（组织欠佳等导致的）麻烦，困境，混乱

a situation that is full of problems, usually because of a lack of organization or because of mistakes that sb has madeThe economy is in a mess .

经济陷入了困境。I feel I've made a mess of things.

我觉得我把事情搞糟了。The whole situation is a mess.

整个情况都是一团糟。Let's try to sort out the mess.

我们来收拾一下残局吧。The biggest question is how they got into this mess in the first place.

关键问题是他们究竟是怎么惹出这样的麻烦的。

人 person

不整洁（或邋遢、不修边幅）的人

a person who is dirty or whose clothes and hair are not tidyYou're a mess!

你真邋遢！遇到严重问题且精神状态不佳的人

a person who has serious problems and is in a bad mental condition

动物粪便 animal waste

（狗、猫等的）粪便

the excrement (= solid waste matter) of an animal, usually a dog or cat

许多 a lot

许多；大量

a lot of sthThere's a mess of fish down there, so get your lines in the water.

那底下有很多鱼，快下钩吧。

武装力量 armed forces

（军队的）食堂，餐厅

a building or room in which members of the armed forces have their mealsthe officers' mess

军官食堂

verb

使不整洁 make untidy

使不整洁；弄脏；弄乱

to make sth dirty or untidyCareful─you're messing my hair.

小心——你弄乱我的头发了。

动物 of an animal

随地便溺

to empty its bowels somewhere that it should not