| 词汇 | mess around |
| 释义 | mess around [phrasal verb] informal or British mess about 1 : to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious : to waste time浪费时间 We just messed around [=fooled around] all afternoon.我们浪费了一下午的时间。 She spent the evening messing around on the computer.她一晚上都在玩电脑。 It's time we stopped messing around and got busy.我们不要再浪费时间了，该忙正事了。 2 : to have sex with someone who is not your husband, wife, or regular partner（和他人）勾搭，偷情 His wife discovered that he was messing around [=fooling around] (on her).他老婆发现他在外面偷情。 — often + with His wife discovered that he was messing around with his secretary.他老婆发现他和他的秘书乱搞。 3 mess (someone) around/about British : to cause problems or trouble for (someone) especially by making changes that are not expected捣乱；胡闹 I don't like being messed about this way!我不喜欢这样被搅扰！ 4 mess around/about with (something) a : to use or do (something) in a way that is not very serious花时间摆弄；瞎忙活 I'm not really a painter; I just like to mess around with paints.我并不是个正经画家，我只是喜欢摆弄颜料而已。 She spent the evening messing around with [=fooling around with] the computer.她一晚上都在玩电脑。 b : to handle or play with (something) in a careless or foolish way乱摆弄 Stop messing around [=fiddling around] with the stereo.不要乱动音响。 mess |
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