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At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs.
n. 乱七八糟
口语中a mess 用来指“困境，窘境，一团糟”
e.g. What a mess! 真是糟糕透了！
You are a mess! 你真邋遢!
The man is a mess.
make a mess of sth. 把……搅得乱七八糟
He made a mess of my job. 他把我的工作搅得一团糟。
⑵v. 弄糟，搞乱（mess up 搞乱,陷入混乱;把事情弄糟 ）
→I don`t want you to mess up my room.
I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates.
① vt. 辨出，认出，认识
We recognized the voice of Jay Chou.
② vt. 承认，确认，认可
It is recognized that Jane is the most intelligent girl among us.
He recognized Dan as one of his best friends.
