messy

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mess·y /ˈmesi/ ●●● S3 adjective (comparative messier, superlative messiest)  1  DIRTYUNTIDYdirty or untidy 脏的；不整洁的，凌乱的 a messy room 凌乱的房间 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 12  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 adverb —messiness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

messy• Does my hair look messy?• The Pentagon and its computers keep coming up with cleaner models of warfare, while the world gets messier.• He only cleans up his room when it gets really messy.• Mom yells if my room is messy.• But performance is poor, the steering light and lifeless, ergonomics messy and the gearbox jerky.• Killing women was a messy business, so officials worked out a charade.• Their evidence was a bit messy, but it breathed new life into the debate.• Beyond the question of weight loss, olestra raises some messy health issues.• She felt uncomfortable in such a messy house.• My desk isn't always this messy - I've been working on a major project.• Parliamentary answers intended to explain the phenomenon left a messy impression.• Quarrels were generally messy, involving hot tempers, grief, unpredictable actions, passion, outrage, betrayal.• For a messy person, Alvin had a wonderful planning mind.• Their three-cheese pizza is excellent, but messy to eat.

mess·y adjectiveChineseSyllable  

Corpus dirty untidy or

messy
mess‧y S3 /ˈmesi/ adjective (comparative messier, superlative messiest)
1. dirty or untidy:
    a messy room
    Sorry the place is so messy, I haven’t had time to clear up.
2. informal a messy situation is complicated and unpleasant to deal with:
    He’s just been through a particularly messy divorce.
3. making someone or something dirty or untidy:
    messy jobs like plumbing, plastering, and tiling
—messily adverb
—messiness noun [uncountable]

messyBrE /ˈmesi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmesi/ 🔊 adjective (mess·ier, messi·est) dirty and/or untidy 肮脏的；凌乱的；不整洁的 SYN chaotic ◆The house was always messy. 这房子总是乱糟糟的。🔊🔊◆(NAmE) Her long black hair was messy and dirty. 她乌黑的长发又脏又乱。🔊🔊making sb/sth dirty and/or untidy 使脏乱的；使不整洁的◆It was a messy job. 这是项很脏的工作。🔊🔊(of a situation 状况) unpleasant, confused or difficult to deal with 混乱的；难以处理的；令人厌烦的◆The divorce was painful and messy. 那次离婚令人痛苦而又纠葛不清。🔊🔊