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1. U，用作单 脏乱；脏东西

• The house was in a terrible mess after the party. 聚会后房子里一片凌乱。

• The children have made their room an awful mess. 孩子们把自己的房间弄得乱七八糟。

2. 用作单 非正式 混乱；困境

• His business has got into a mess. 他的业务陷入困境。

3. C，常用单 不整洁的人；乱七八糟的东西

• He always looks a mess. 他总是邋里邋遢的。

4. C 军人食堂

• the officers' mess 军官食堂

5. C,U (动物的)粪便

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

词组make a mess of 把…弄乱；把…弄糟

• He has made a mess of his job. 他把工作做得一团糟。

• Her father's illness made a mess of her holiday arrangements. 她父亲的病打乱了她的假期安排。