mess up

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss. transitive
    — The afternoon breeze messed up my hair.
  2. To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin. transitive
    — The change messed something up, and it's not working anymore.
  3. To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on. transitive
    — Well, I messed up my solo, but otherwise it was a good concert.
  4. To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly. intransitive
    — He has a hard time getting started because he's afraid he'll mess up.
  5. To cause (another person) to make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior. transitive
    — Stop bumping me! You keep messing me up!
  6. To damage; injure. transitive
    — He messed up his elbow at the track meet.
  7. To manhandle; beat up; rough up. slang,transitive
    — Her brother's friends messed him up a little after he cheated on her.
  8. To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray. slang,transitive
    — That girl totally messed me up, man. I'm not sure who I am anymore.

词形变化

messes up present,singular,third-person messing up participle,present messed up participle,past messed up past
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