1.磨洋工;闲荡
1.to cause disorder to sth;treat sth.carelessly
1.Give him an old clock to pull to pieces, and he'll mess about with it for hours.
给面旧钟让他拆去，他会摆弄好几个小时。
2.There's only two days to sum up music: either it's good or it's bad. If it's good you don't mess about it; you just enjoy it.
音乐可以用两句话来概括：要么好，要么不好。如果是好的，欣赏就是了，用不着胡搅蛮缠。
3.The foreman dared not mess about with Wood. He was strong and had the firm backing of the dockers.
工头们不也招惹伍德。他身强力壮，而且得到码头工人的有力支持。
4.He was so annoyed. Having to mess about with cold soapy water instead of sitting straight down to his dinner. . .
他十分恼火，不得不赶忙收拾冷冰冰的肥皂水，而不能立即坐下来吃晚饭……
5.If you mess about with my computer again, you'll be for the high jump.
如果你再来乱动我的计算机，我就要治治你。
6.Jack warned him not to mess about with married women.
杰克警告他不要和已婚妇女乱搞。
7.You can't really mess about too much with organs that people need to live.
你不能对人们赖于生活的器官做太多的手脚。
8.He won't allow anyone to mess about with his new bike.
他不许任何人乱摆弄他的新自行车。
9.Don't mess about with married women, it's unlawful.
不要和有夫之妇乱搞男女关系，这样做是违法的。
10.You'll never finish this job if you mess about .
你这么瞎弄，这件事永远也完成不了。