mess about

英 [mes əˈbaʊt]

美 [mes əˈbaʊt]

v.  胡闹；弄乱

英英释义

verb

• be about
  1. The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
  2. Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
  Synonym:loiterloungefootlelollygagloaflallygaghang aroundtarrylingerlurkmill aboutmill around

双语例句

• But it is already clear that this mess is about more than a bit of rash mortgage lending to Americans who were in the habit of falling behind with their monthly payments.
  之前有人认为，上周的混乱是一小部分不负责任的抵押贷款造成的，这些借贷人总是不按时交纳当月付款数，已经习以为常。现在人们已经明白，问题不是这么简单。
• Yet we often failed to see the mess of our mind, and even continue to complain about our miserable situation.
  但是心黯淡与抑郁时，我们却看不到，还埋怨悲惨的处境。
• When I entered the classroom, it was in a great mess. I didn't have any clue about what was going on.
  我进来的时候教室里乱糟糟的，发生了什么事我是一无所知。
• Jane Goodall: "The most important thing we can do to try to get out of the mess we've made on this planet is to spend time thinking about the consequences of the choices we make."
  简。顾达尔：“如何才能将我们制造的混乱从这个星球上清除掉？最重要的还是花点时间想想，我们的一切抉择会引起什么后果。”
• Like a kid on the playground, you want your own sandbox to play in, where you can make a mess and not worry about picking up.
  就像玩耍的小孩子一样，您希望拥有一个属于自己的沙盒，在那里您可以随意做任何事情。
• Don't mess me about. I'm doing you a favor.
  少来这套，我在帮你！
• Don't mess me about, I want the money you promised me.
  别欺负我，我要你答应给我的钱。
• Don't mess about with sharp knives.
  不要摆弄锋利的刀子。
• This room is a mess. It's about time you tidied up a bit.
  这个房间乱糟糟的，你该收拾一下了。
• If you mess up, it's not your parents 'fault, so don't whine about our mistakes, learn from them.
  如果你陷入困境，那不是你父母的过错，所以不要尖声抱怨我们的错误，要从中吸取教训。