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。
• If you mess things up, don't whine about the mistakes, learn from them.
  如果你陷入困境，不要发牢骚抱怨错误，要从中吸取教训。
• And don't give me that mess about the phones.
  别告诉我是电话出的什么鬼问题。
• 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。”
• 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。
• They don't mess about, do they? I ordered the book yesterday and it's already come.
  他们没有磨蹭，不是吗？我昨天订购的那本书，现在已经到了。
• 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。
• Don't mess about with sharp knives.
  不要摆弄锋利的刀子。
• Give him an old clock to pull to pieces, and he'll mess about with it for hours.
  给面旧钟让他拆去，他会摆弄好几个小时。