mess around

• 动词短语，指做随意的或无目的的事情、嬉闹或不认真的行为，或浪费时间。

A phrasal verb used to indicate engaging in casual or aimless activity, behaving in a playful or unserious manner, or wasting time.

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1. Behave playfully or waste timeinformal

   To engage in playful or silly behavior, often wasting time instead of doing something productive.

   胡闹或浪费时间

   • Stop messing around and finish your homework.
   • The kids were messing around in the backyard.
   • We spent the afternoon just messing around at the park.

   同义词clown arounddallyfool aroundhorse aroundidlelarkloiterplay around

   反义词applylaborperseverestrivework

2. Tinker or experimentinformal

   To handle or work with something in an unskilled or casual way, often to understand or fix it.

   摆弄或尝试

   • He likes to mess around with old radios.
   • She was messing around with the settings on her phone.
   • They messed around with the recipe until it tasted right.

   同义词dabblefiddlefool aroundmonkey aroundplay aroundpotterputtertinker

   反义词abandonignoreneglect

3. Treat someone unfairlyinformal

   To cause trouble or confusion for someone, often by being dishonest or inconsiderate.

   欺骗

   • Don't mess around with her feelings.
   • He felt his boss was messing him around with the schedule.
   • They messed around with the contract terms at the last minute.

   同义词deceiveexploitmistreatstring alongtoy with

   反义词helphonorrespectsupporttreat

基本动词mess