messing
present participle ofmess
| 单词 | messing |
| 释义 | messing present participle ofmess mess verb uk/mes/us/mes/[T]mainlyUSinformal(UKmess up) to make somethinguntidy: Don't youdaremess myhair! [I] toleavesolidwastesomewhere: The neighbour'sdoghas messed onourlawnagain! Making things dirty & untidy
Idiom(and) no messing Phrasal verbsmess around messsomeoneabout/around mess around withsomething mess around (withsomeone) messsomethingup mess(something)up messsomeoneup mess withsomething/someone mess withsomething mess withsomeone Examplesofmessingmessing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Exploration carries within it implicit beliefs of an unthinking randomness - at worst, a low-level activity akin to 'messingabout'. From theCambridge English Corpus The economy may indeed be a "fabrication" that is never quite "complete" (p. 301) because family disputes, fraud, secrecy, and other matters are alwaysmessingit up. From theCambridge English Corpus However, their results also show that high achievers are likely to report more 'informal' practice, such as playing their favourite pieces by ear, 'messingabout', or improvising. From theCambridge English Corpus But she tended really to be miffed if they weremessingwith her punctuation or her text in any way, because she was very strict about that. From theCambridge English Corpus So far as possible these shortcomings were rectified and, apart from these matters, the general standard ofmessingis reported to have been satisfactory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We find, more and more, that fifth class engine room artificers aremessingwith the leading ratings, and the fourth class with the petty officers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no point inmessingabout in this fastidious way between two and three points. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Then as regards pay and allowances, and gratuities of officers regimentallymessing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I regret it was not possible to provide them with first-classmessingaccommodation since this was limited to the numbers occupying cabins. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For both airmen and women, the money allowance includes an allowance for supper; and supper is provided as part of the normalmessingarrangements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have got a few ships completely fitted with cafeteriamessing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that it has been improved with cafeteriamessing, and so on, but it will always be of the utmost importance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems only yesterday that one wasmessingabout with a cat's whisker and a crystal and wearing earphones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing languid about my dislike of restrictive practices in foreign countries if they aremessingup our domestic industries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Admittedly that was not so where the men were eating in themessingroom, but where they have their lockers and their equipment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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