mess about

短语
大学

浪费时间, 荡来荡去, 闲逛, 混日子, 行动笨拙, 说话罗嗦

词形变化

messed about messes about 三单 messes about messing about messing about 现在分词 messed about 过去式 messed about 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To misbehave

    不及物

    Kids! Stop messing about and do your work!

  2. 2.

    To be in a casual non-committal relationship

    不及物

    Anna and I are just messing about; this isn't going to last.

  3. 3.

    To play with; to toy with; to waste the time of (a person).

    及物

    Stop messing me about and give me a straight answer!

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