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浪费时间, 闲逛
to waste time or engage in idle, unproductive activity
- Instead of studying, he chose to mess around on social media for hours.
他没有学习，而是选择在社交媒体上闲逛几个小时。
- While I was studying, my roommate was messing around and playing video games.
当我在学习时，我的室友在闲逛和玩电子游戏。
- Yesterday, we messed around at the park instead of finishing our project.
昨天，我们在公园里闲逛，而不是完成我们的项目。
- If you keep messing around, you'll never finish your work on time.
如果你继续浪费时间，你将永远无法按时完成工作。
- He messed around all weekend and didn't complete any of his chores.
他整个周末都在闲逛，没有完成任何家务。
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烦扰, 玩弄
to cause problems for someone, especially by being dishonest or unfair
- Be cautious with him; he tends to mess around with people's feelings.
对他要小心；他倾向于玩弄人们的感情。
- I don't want to mess you around, but there's been a misunderstanding about your role in the project.
我不想糊弄你，但关于你在项目中的角色有一个误解。
- The dishonest salesperson is known for messing around with customers' trust.
不诚实的销售人员以玩弄顾客的信任而闻名。
- He constantly messes around with her feelings, giving mixed signals.
他经常玩弄她的感情，发出混杂的信号。
- I hate to mess you around, but the project deadline has been moved up by a week.
我讨厌给你添乱，但项目的截止日期提前了一周。
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胡闹, 恶作剧
to engage in playful or mischievous behavior, often in a way that is not intended to cause harm or offense
- On weekends, they often mess around, joking and playing pranks on each other.
周末，他们经常 闹着玩，互相开玩笑和恶作剧。
- We decided to mess around at the park, playing games and enjoying each other's company.
我们决定在公园里玩耍，玩游戏并享受彼此的陪伴。
- He messes around in the office, lightening the mood with his humor.
他在办公室里闹着玩，用他的幽默轻松气氛。
- Right now, the kids are messing around in the backyard, playing with water balloons.
现在，孩子们在后院玩耍，玩水球。
- The students were messing around in the classroom, enjoying a break from studying.
学生们在教室里闹着玩，享受着学习的休息时间。
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胡闹, 随便玩玩
to engage in casual sexual activity with someone, often without commitment or emotional attachment
- The friends decided to mess around after several drinks at the bar.
朋友们在酒吧喝了几杯后决定玩玩。
- The couple messed around on the beach during their vacation.
这对夫妇在度假期间在海滩上调情。
- They messed around in the back seat of the car on their first date.
他们在第一次约会时在车的后座胡闹。
- The two coworkers messed around with each other after staying late at the office.
两位同事在办公室呆到很晚后胡闹了一番。
- The two strangers messed around after meeting at a bar and exchanged numbers.
这两个陌生人在酒吧相遇后发生了关系并交换了电话号码。