mess around 【非正式用語】

To pass time in aimless puttering.

虛度光陰

To associate casually or playfully

隨便交往或廝混

liked to mess around with pals on days off.

喜歡休息日與朋友們廝混

mess up

&I{Informal} To make a mistake, especially from nervousness or confusion

【非正式用語】 犯錯誤，尤指因緊張或混亂而致

messed up and dropped the ball.

慌慌張張把球掉了

&I{Slang} To beat up; manhandle

&I{【俚語】} 狠揍；粗暴地對待

got messed up in a brawl.

在吵鬧中打斗起來

mess with someone's head

(US informal)cause someone to feel frustrated, anxious, or upset

(美，非正式)使泄氣；使擔憂；使苦惱

mess about/around

behave in a silly or playful way, especially so as to cause irritation

胡鬧，瞎鬧

mess about/around with

interfere with

干預(yù)，干涉

the minister messed around with health, and look at the state we are in.

部長插手了衛(wèi)生工作，看看我們?nèi)缃竦臓顩r。

mess someone about/around

(Brit. informal)cause someone inconvenience or problems, especially by acting unfairly or indecisively

(英，非正式)給…制造麻煩

mess someone up

(informal)cause someone emotional or psychological problems

(非正式)使情緒（或心理）不安

I was unhappy and really messed up.

我不開心，情緒極差。

mess something up

(informal)cause something to be spoiled by inept handling

(非正式)把（事情）弄糟

an error like that could easily mess up an entire day's work.

那樣的錯誤會使一整天工作輕易付諸東流。

mess with

(informal)meddle or interfere with so as to spoil or cause trouble

(非正式)干涉；干預(yù)

stop messing with things you don't understand.

別再管你不懂的事了。