Tình trạng hỗn độn, tình trạng lộn xộn, tình trạng bừa bộn; tình trạng bẩn thỉu

the whole room was in a mess

tất cả gian phòng ở trong một tình trạng bừa bộn bẩn thỉu

Người nhếch nhác, bẩn thỉu

Nhóm người ăn chung (trong quân đội); bữa ăn (của các sĩ quan ăn tập thể trong doanh trại, trên tàu...)

at mess

đang ăn

to go to mess

đi ăn

Như mess hall

Phân (của chó, mèo...)

Món thịt nhừ; món xúp hổ lốn

Làm rối; làm bẩn; làm hỏng

to mess somebody's hair

làm rối tóc ai

to mess with somebody

ăn chung với ai

to mess together

ăn chung với nhau

to mess about/around

làm việc cẩu thả; làm việc tào lao

to mess somebody about/around; to mess about/around with somebody

cư xử tệ bạc với ai

to mess something about/around; to mess about/around with something

làm cái gì rối tung lên

to mess with somebody/something

can thiệp vào; xía vào

Chaos, disorder, disarray, disorganization, shambles,muddle, disarrangement, clutter, hotchpotch or US alsohodgepodge, litter, tangle, jumble, confusion, mishmash;untidiness: Would you help me clean up this mess? Drugs havemade a mess of her life. 2 concoction, mixture, medley,miscellany, hash, gallimaufry, farrago, olio, olla podrida,pot-pourri, smorgasbord or sm”rg†sbord, kedgeree: Theypresented us with a huge mess of things from which we mustselect what we want. 3 predicament, difficulty, plight, pinch,trouble, dilemma, quandary, imbroglio, Colloq foul-up, stew,fix, hot water, (pretty or fine) kettle of fish, pickle, jam,Slang screw-up, Brit balls-up, can of worms, US snafu: You havegot yourself into a fine mess this time!

V.

Mess about or around (with). a potter, fool (around),dally, busy oneself, fiddle about or around, play: He enjoysmessing about in boats. b philander, trifle, toy, flirt,seduce, sleep around, fool around, run around: She doesn't wanthim to mess about with other women.

Mess up. a disarrange,disarray, dishevel, tousle, Colloq US muss (up): He alwaysmesses up my hair when he kisses me. b ruin, destroy, make ashambles of, wreck, bungle, botch, foul up, Colloq make a hashof, Slang muck up: Making that one little mistake messed up hiswhole career. c dirty, clutter up, make untidy, turn upsidedown, pull to pieces, upset: The police messed up my wholehouse looking for the pistol.

Mess with. interfere in orwith, intervene, meddle with or in, intrude in, butt in or into,tinker with, tamper with, get involved in or with: They oughtto learn not to mess with things that don't concern them.

N.

A dirty or untidy state of things (the room isa mess).

A state of confusion, embarrassment, or trouble.

Something causing a mess, e.g. spilt liquid etc.

A domesticanimal's excreta.

A a company of persons who take mealstogether, esp. in the armed forces. b a place where such mealsor recreation take place communally. c a meal taken there.

Derog. a disagreeable concoction or medley.

A liquid or mixedfood for hounds etc.

A portion of liquid or pulpy food.

V.1 tr. (often foll. by up) a make a mess of; dirty. b muddle;make into a state of confusion.

Intr. (foll. by with)interfere with.

Intr. take one's meals.

Intr. colloq.defecate.

Colloq. make things awkwardfor; cause arbitrary inconvenience to (a person). mess-hall amilitary dining area. mess-jacket a short close-fitting coatworn at the mess. mess kit a soldier's cooking and eatingutensils. mess of pottage a material comfort etc. for whichsomething higher is sacrificed (Gen. 25:29-34). mess tin asmall container as part of a mess kit. [ME f. OF mes portion offood f. LL missus course at dinner, past part. of mittere send]