mess about (v.+adv.)胡闹;弄乱;
mess around 虚度光阴;
mess up犯错误,尤指因紧张或混乱而致
Trust him to go and mess things up!
就知道他会把事情弄得一团糟!
You\'ve made a terrible mess of this job.
你把这件事儿搞得一团糟。
When they decide to have a party they don\'t mess around.
他们决定搞聚会,便会迅速操办起来。
水利万物而不争,
而万物莫能与之争。