in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 muck about
1 PHRASAL VERB 虚度光阴;混日子;闲荡 If you
muck around or
muck about, you behave in a childish or silly way, often so that you waste your time and fail to achieve anything.
虚度光阴;混日子;闲荡 [mainly British, informal] -
We do not want people of his age mucking around risking people's lives. [VERB PREP.]
我们不想看到像他这个年龄的人四处闲荡,危及他人生命。
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He'd spent his boyhood summers mucking about in boats. [VERB PREP. prep./adv.]
他小时候,夏天都是在船上浑打胡闹度过的。
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The last I saw of him though he was mucking about with the nurses and really enjoying himself. [VERB PREP. prep./adv.]
我最后见到他时,他在和一些护士瞎混,一副乐在其中的样子。
2 PHRASAL VERB 瞎弄;瞎动;乱摆弄 If you
muck around with or
muck about with something, you alter it, often making it worse than it was.
瞎弄;瞎动;乱摆弄 [mainly British, informal] 3 PHRASAL VERB 耍弄,玩弄 (某人) If you
muck someone
around or
muck them
about, you treat them badly, for example by not being honest with them or by continually changing plans which affect them.
耍弄,玩弄 (某人) [mainly British, informal]