mess around

柯林斯词典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you mess around, you spend time doing things without any particular purpose or without achieving anything. 混时间
We were just messing around playing with paint. 我们瞎混时间，玩玩油彩。
2. PHRASAL VERB If you say that someone is messing around with something, you mean that they are interfering with it in a harmful way. 乱弄
"Don't be stupid," Max snapped. "You don't want to go messing around with bears."
“别傻了，”马克斯厉声说。“你不会去跟熊斗着玩儿吧。”
3. PHRASAL VERB If someone is messing around, they are behaving in a joking or silly way. 胡闹
I thought she was messing around. 我想她是在胡闹。