confusion，disorder，disturbance，mess，chaos
这些名词均表示事物的混乱状态。
confusion指东西搅混在一起，凌乱得难以辨认；也可指思想混乱，以致无法进行正常的思维活动。
disorder正式用词，含义广泛。指事物因失去原有的秩序而造成混乱；也可指社会中的动乱或骚乱。
disturbance主要指社会中政治性的动乱、骚乱；也可指个人或少数人的闹事。
mess语气强，口语中较常用的非正式用词。指既混乱又肮脏，尤指人思想混乱或外表不整洁。
chaos着重指令人无能为力或感到绝望的混乱状态。突出没有很好的组织。
She was messing with the coffee pot, which was acting up again.
她正在鼓捣咖啡壶，那壶又坏了。
柯林斯例句
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。
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Stop messing about , boys ! I'm trying to do some reading.
孩子们,别瞎闹,我想看一会儿书.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.
只有懒汉庸才才会留恋那大锅饭的年代.
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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。
柯林斯例句
He spent all day Sunday just messing about.
他星期天胡混了一整天.
辞典例句
Do you know who you're messing with — do you know who I am?
知道你在跟谁打交道吗——知道我是谁吗？
柯林斯例句
I don't want any goddem yelling or messing around.
不许叫叫闹闹,不许拖拖拉拉.
辞典例句
Stop messing about and listen to me.
别再胡闹了,听我说.
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She didn't want you coming and messing about with things.
她不愿意你来瞎胡闹.
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Tell the boy to stop messing around upstairs.
告诉那孩子别在楼上胡闹.
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Lay off ! You're messing up my hair!
住手! 你把我的头发都弄乱了!
辞典例句
She can't forgive you for messing her about.
你对她的粗鲁,她不能原谅你.
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I thought she was messing about.
我认为她是在胡闹。
柯林斯例句
You are messing with people's religion and they don't like that.
你是在干涉人们的宗教信仰，他们并不喜欢你的做法。
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