mess·y /ˈmesi/ ●●● S3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp messier, superlativesupl messiest) 1 DIRTYUNTIDYdirty or untidy 脏的;不整洁的,凌乱的 Sorry the place is so messy, I haven’t had time to clear up. 对不起,这地方又脏又乱,我一直没时间打扫。
→4 See picture of 见图 TIDY 1 2 informalUNPLEASANT a messy situation is complicated and unpleasant to deal with 棘手的,难办的 He’s just been through a particularly messy divorce. 他刚刚经历了一场特别难办的离婚。
3 making someone or something dirty or untidy 使肮脏的;使不整洁的 messy jobs like plumbing, plastering, and tiling 修管道、抹墙和铺瓷砖之类的脏活
—messily adverbadv
—messiness noun [uncountableU]