Meaning
- To make a mistake or do something incorrectly.
- To make something untidy, dirty, or broken.
- To harm or confuse someone emotionally or psychologically.
- To physically injure or beat someone.
Today's Sentences
01
The wind totally messed up my hair.
Situation
The wind totally messed up my hair.
風把我的頭髮弄得一團糟。
Don’t worry, it looks stylish.
不用擔心，看起來很時尚。
I feel like I just went through a tornado.
我感覺就像剛經歷了一場龍捲風。
Your hair and outfit look planned.
You look great!
您的髮型和服裝看起來是精心設計的。
您看起來很棒！
您看起來很棒！
02
The champ totally messed up her opponent.
Situation
Did you see the boxing match last night?
你看到昨晚的拳擊比賽了嗎？
Yeah, the champ totally messed up her opponent.
是啊，冠軍完全把對手給「messed up」了。
It was brutal.
She could barely stand.
它是殘酷的。
她幾乎站不住。
她幾乎站不住。
One more round and she’d have been completely messed up.
再來一次，她就會完全崩潰了。
Writer's Note
"Mess up" is an intransitive, transitive, and separable phrasal verb. Let’s dive in!
「Mess up」是一個不及物、及物且可分開的片語動詞。讓我們一起深入了解吧！
- Intransitive - Does not require a direct object to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + mess up"
Example 1: I always mess up when I’m nervous.
Example 2: He really messed up during the interview.
Example 3: She messes up whenever she rushes. - Transitive - Requires a direct object (a noun or pronoun) to complete its meaning.
Structure: "Subject + mess + object + up"
Example 1: The horror movie really messed me up.
Example 2: The breakup messed her up for months.
Example 3: His childhood trauma messed him up badly. - Separable - When the particle and verb can be separated.
Structure: "Subject + mess + object + up"
Example 1: He threatened to mess me up if I told anyone.
Example 2: The boxer really messed his opponent up in the ring.
Example 3: Be careful, or they’ll mess you up.
不及物動詞 - 不需要直接受詞來完成其意義。
結構: 「Subject + mess up」
例子 1: 我在緊張時總是會mess up。
例子 2: 他在面試時真的messed up了。
例子 3: 她每當匆忙時就會messes up。
結構: 「Subject + mess up」
例子 1: 我在緊張時總是會mess up。
例子 2: 他在面試時真的messed up了。
例子 3: 她每當匆忙時就會messes up。
及物動詞 - 需要一個直接受詞（名詞或代名詞）來完成其意思。
結構: 「Subject + mess + object + up」
例子 1: 這部恐怖電影真的讓我心煩意亂。
例子 2: 分手讓她心煩意亂了好幾個月。
例子 3: 他的童年創傷讓他痛苦不堪。
結構: 「Subject + mess + object + up」
例子 1: 這部恐怖電影真的讓我心煩意亂。
例子 2: 分手讓她心煩意亂了好幾個月。
例子 3: 他的童年創傷讓他痛苦不堪。
可分離 - 當助詞和動詞可以被分開時。
結構: 「Subject + mess + object + up」
例子 1: He threatened to mess me up if I told anyone.
例子 2: The boxer really messed his opponent up in the ring.
例子 3: Be careful, or they’ll mess you up.
結構: 「Subject + mess + object + up」
例子 1: He threatened to mess me up if I told anyone.
例子 2: The boxer really messed his opponent up in the ring.
例子 3: Be careful, or they’ll mess you up.
Related Words: Botch, bungle, confuse, damage, disarrange, disorganize, flub, muddle, ruin, spoil, upset
相關詞彙: Botch, bungle, confuse, damage, disarrange, disorganize, flub, muddle, ruin, spoil, upset
