英语词汇“mess about/around”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

mess about/around

1Behave in a silly or playful way: he lay there snoring so I thought he was messing about and told him to get up...

Well I just thought it was silly girls messing about, that they had been drinking or something so I didn't think twice about it.
We rang and messed around, recording silly messages of witty retorts to various ‘players’.
The excitement was infectious and the adults too were to be seen sniggering over silly things, and messing about, being boys again.

1.1Spend time doing something in a pleasantly desultory way: messing about in boats...

Two years later, McCaleb is retired, popping 34 pills a day and spending his time messing around in a boat.
Also, I had spent a happy childhood messing about in boats on the Solent.
You know, I wrote a story about some children who spent their time messing about in boats in the Lake District.

Synonyms

potter about, amuse oneself, pass the time, do nothing very much, fiddle about/around, footle about/around, play about/around, fool about/around;

fidget, toy, trifle, tamper, tinker, interfere, meddle, monkey (about/around)

informal piddle about/around

British informal muck about/around, lark (about/around), fanny about/around

vulgar slang frig about/around, fuck about/around

British vulgar slang piss about/around, arse about/around, bugger about/around

See parent entry: mess

单词	mess about/around
释义	mess about/around 1Behave in a silly or playful way: he lay there snoring so I thought he was messing about and told him to get up... Well I just thought it was silly girls messing about, that they had been drinking or something so I didn't think twice about it. We rang and messed around, recording silly messages of witty retorts to various ‘players’. The excitement was infectious and the adults too were to be seen sniggering over silly things, and messing about, being boys again. 1.1Spend time doing something in a pleasantly desultory way: messing about in boats... Two years later, McCaleb is retired, popping 34 pills a day and spending his time messing around in a boat. Also, I had spent a happy childhood messing about in boats on the Solent. You know, I wrote a story about some children who spent their time messing about in boats in the Lake District. Synonyms potter about, amuse oneself, pass the time, do nothing very much, fiddle about/around, footle about/around, play about/around, fool about/around; fidget, toy, trifle, tamper, tinker, interfere, meddle, monkey (about/around) informal piddle about/around British informal muck about/around, lark (about/around), fanny about/around vulgar slang frig about/around, fuck about/around British vulgar slang piss about/around, arse about/around, bugger about/around See parent entry: mess
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