mess around

英 [mes əˈraʊnd]

美 [mes əˈraʊnd]

消磨时间; 混日子; 乱弄; 瞎摆弄; 胡闹; 瞎闹; 恶劣地对待; 玩弄; 捉弄

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 mess about

PHRASAL VERB 无所事事;混日子;闲荡
If youmess aroundormess about, you spend time doing things without any particular purpose or without achieving anything.
1. We were just messing around playing with paint...
  我们只是玩玩油彩，打发时间而已。
2. Stop messing about and go and buy one...
  别再磨蹭了，快去买一个。
PHRASAL VERB 乱弄;瞎摆弄
If you say that someoneis messing around withormessing about withsomething, you mean that they are interfering with it in a harmful way.
1. Boys and girls will enjoy messing about with any kind of machine.
  男孩和女孩会喜欢摆弄各种机械装置。
2. I'd like to know who's been messing about with the pram.
  我想知道是谁在瞎摆弄这辆婴儿车。
PHRASAL VERB 胡闹;瞎闹
If someoneis messing aroundormessing about, they are behaving in a joking or silly way.
1. I thought she was messing about.
  我认为她是在胡闹。
PHRASAL VERB 恶劣地对待;玩弄
If youmesssomeonearoundormessthemabout, you treat them badly, for example by not being honest with them, or by continually changing plans which affect them.
1. Davison had pulled out of a move to his old club because they had 'messed him about'...
  戴维森已经打消了返回原来的俱乐部的念头，因为他们“糊弄他”。
2. I think they've been messed around far too much.
  我认为他们被耍得太过头了。

verb

do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
1. The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house
Synonym:putterpottertinkermonkeymonkey aroundmuck aboutmuck around

Mess around, as in a liquid or paste.
混合起来，在液体或浆糊。
Don't mess around with my desk.
别把我的桌子搞得一团糟。
As the tool softens due to heat, it wears and Breaks down at the cutting edge or face. Don't mess around with sharp knives!
在刃口因高温而软化的同时，刀具刃口便开始磨耗并损坏。不要摆弄刀口锋利的刀！
All he wanted was to mess around with her and have no one know.
他想要的就是在别人不知情的情况下玩弄她。
Unfortunately, human psychology is such that hasty workers and true believers will always mess around with the problem of earthquake prediction that fascinates them.
遗憾的是，由于心理学上的原因，草率的工作者和诚心实意的信徒总会搞乱使他们着迷的地震预测的问题。
Don't mess around with it again, okay?
别再在这个上浪费时间，好吗？
Don't mess around back there unless you mean business.
别乱动我后面，除非你想要“干嘛”。
Torsten: Do what you like, but I'm too busy to mess around with coupons and rebates.
托斯特：去做你喜欢的事。但我太忙，没时间去弄优惠券和折扣券。
Some young people simply mess around all day when they are supposed to be at school.
一些年轻人不在学校却整天东游西荡。
When you work, you don't mess around.
干活时，不要瞎胡闹。