mess
/mes/
n.
一句话记住
凌乱；混乱；困境
释义与例句
n.
凌乱；混乱；困境
a dirty or untidy state, or a situation that is difficult and full of problems
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The children left the living room in a terrible mess.
孩子们把客厅弄得一团糟。
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The unexpected cancellation created a mess for travellers.
突如其来的取消给旅客造成了一片混乱。
展开其余 1 条例句
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He admitted that his own decisions had got him into this mess.
他承认是自己的决定让自己陷入了这种困境。
词族与关联词
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
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messy 凌乱的；混乱的；棘手的形容词，可形容环境脏乱、情况复杂难处理。
同义词
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disorder 混乱；无序；失调mess 较口语化，可指肮脏凌乱或棘手局面；disorder 更正式，强调缺乏秩序，也可指身体或精神上的失调。The sudden departure of staff left the office in disorder. 员工的突然离职使办公室陷入混乱。
反义词
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order 整齐；秩序mess 表示凌乱或混乱；order 表示事物安排整齐、系统有序或社会有秩序。The librarian quickly restored the shelves to order. 图书管理员很快使书架恢复了整齐。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
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mass 大量；团块；质量mess 指凌乱、混乱或困境；mass 指大量物质、人群或物理质量，虽词形接近但含义不同。A mass of ice covered the lake. 一大片冰覆盖了湖面。
常见搭配
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make a mess 弄得一团糟Try not to make a mess while painting the wall. 粉刷墙壁时尽量别弄得一团糟。
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in a mess 处于混乱中；陷入困境The project's finances were in a mess by the end of the year. 到年底时，这个项目的财务状况已陷入混乱。
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clear up a mess 收拾残局；清理脏乱Volunteers stayed behind to clear up the mess after the festival. 志愿者们留下来清理节庆活动后的现场。