n.混乱；混杂；脏乱；一份食品；粪便；（军队的）食堂

v.弄糟；弄乱；妨碍

The local economy is now in a mess. 当地的经济现在很混乱。

The heavy rain made a great mess of the garden. 这场大雨把花园搞得一团糟。

The room was in a terrible mess. 房间里脏乱不堪。

He caught a large mess of fish. 他捕到足够饱餐一顿的鱼。

Who will clean up the cat's mess in the bedroom? 谁去清除卧室里的猫屎?

The party will be held in the officers' mess. 聚会将在军官食堂举行。

I am ask to organize the trip, but I mess it up. 大家要我组织这次旅游, 可是我把事情搞糟了。

I've sorted out the books; now don't mess them up again. 我已经把书整理好了,请不要再把它们弄乱。

You'd better not mess in the affairs of others. 你最好不要干涉他人的事情。

mess的基本意思是“弄乱”,指与原来相比,把事物弄得没有了一定的顺序,也可表示“弄脏”,引申可表示为“粗鲁地对待”。

mess既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词,用作及物动词时,常与副词up连用。