mess about

mess about

闲逛, 胡闹, 浪费时间

例句与用法：

The foremen dared not mess about with Wood. He was strong and had the firm backing of the dockers.

工头们不也招惹伍德。他身强力壮，而且得到码头工人的有力支持。

Come on, you guys, -start doing some work, don't just mess about all day!

来吧，伙计们做点正经事吧，不要整天胡混！

Jack warned him not to mess about with married women.

杰克警告他不要和已婚妇女乱搞。

词形变化：

动词过去式: messed | 动词过去分词: messed | 动词现在分词: messing | 动词第三人称单数: messes |

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1. 闲混

They messed about in the club most of the summer.

夏天的大部分时间他们都在俱乐部闲混。

2. 粗暴对待

Don't mess me about.

别粗暴对待我。