mess around
US /mes əˈraʊnd/
UK /mes əˈraʊnd/
1.
瞎胡闹, 玩闹
to behave in a silly or playful way
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Stop messing around and get your work done.
别再瞎胡闹了，把工作做完。
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The kids were messing around in the backyard.
孩子们在后院玩闹。
2.
乱搞, 有不正当关系
to have a casual sexual relationship with someone
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He's been messing around with someone from work.
他一直在和工作中的某人乱搞。
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I heard they were messing around for a while before they got serious.
我听说他们在认真之前乱搞了一段时间。