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mess around (UK also mess about) (informal): to spend time doing various things that are not important, without any particular purpose or plan；to behave in a stupid or annoying way 鬼混，闲混；胡闹 They spend their weekends messing around on their boat. 他们周末在船上虚度时光。 He spent the day with his friends, just messing about. Stop messing about and listen to me! mess around with sb (mainly US informal): If a married man or woman messes around with someone, they have a sexual relationship with someone who is not their wife or husband. She found out that her husband was messing around with his secretary. mess around with sth (UK also mess about with sth) informal: to use or treat something in a careless or harmful way 瞎弄，乱搞； I dont want him coming in here and messing around with our computers. 剪刀不要乱玩。 Never mess around with scissors. out of reach? 1. Lit. not near enough to be reached or touched. Place the cookies out of reach, or the children will eat them all. The mouse ran behind the piano, out of reach. The cat just sat and waited for it. 2. Fig. unattainable. I wanted to be president, but Im afraid that such a goal is out of reach. I shall choose a goal that is not out of reach. An expensive trip like that would be completely beyond/out of (my) reach (= I would not have enough money to pay for it). After years of saving, the car was at last within (her) reach (= she had enough money to pay for it). turn to someone/something: to go to someone or use something in order to get help 有些年轻人求助于耶稣，另一些人求助于毒品。 Some young people turn to Jesus, others turn to drugs. 在精神上有压力时，我们用这些信条来疏导。 In times of stress, we turn to these principles for guidance. 你要有困难，尽管来找我们好了。 Don’t hesitate to turn to us if you are in difficulty. take to: begin to devote oneself to 当他知道了外语的用处后，他就开始以巨大的热情学习英语。 When he learned of the usefulness of foreign languages, he took to studying English with great enthusiasm. 他在十岁那年逃离家乡，开始乞讨过日子。 When he was ten, he fled his hometown and took to begging. 由于受一些坏伙伴的影响，他开始