1. messy/untidy: if a place is messy or untidy , things have been left carelessly in different parts of it instead of being neatly arranged

备注：美式英语中或者英式英语口语中都更常用''messy''。

例：

His room is always so messy. （他房间总是这么脏。）

She felt uncomfortable in such a messy house. （她在这么脏的房子里感到浑身不自在。）

He only cleans up his room when it gets really messy. （只有卧室很脏时，他才会收拾一下。）

Sorry the place is so messy, I haven't had time to clear up. （抱歉，家里这么脏，我没空收拾。）

My desk isn't always this messy - I've been working on a major project. （我办公桌平时没有这么乱的，我正在做一个大项目，所以乱了点。）

Jane found the professor in a small, untidy office. （简在一个又小又乱的办公室里找到了教授。）

These drawers are so untidy - I can never find what I'm looking for. （抽屉这么乱，我要找什么都找不到。）

2. be a mess: if a place is a mess or is in a mess , it is very untidy and dirty

备注：''be a mess''常用于非正式的场合，英式英语中常用''be in a mess''。

例：

Please sit down. Sorry everything's such a mess. （请坐吧。家里很乱，不好意思啊。）

Sorry - the place is a bit of a mess. （抱歉，家里有点乱。）

My basement is a complete mess and has been for years. （我家地下室乱成一团，而且多年来一直这么乱。）

The burglars left the house in an awful mess. （家里进贼了，一片狼藉。）

The whole house is in a mess, but I didn't have time to clean it up. （家里到处都很乱，我没空收拾。）

补充：

What a mess!（太乱了！）

You can make cookies if you promise not to make a mess in the kitchen. （你要是答应保持厨房卫生，我就让你做饼干。）

clear/clean up the mess

Whoever is responsible for this mess can clear it up immediately! （谁把这儿弄乱的，马上打扫干净！）

3. cluttered: untidy because there are too many things in a small space

例：

He works in a cluttered studio that looks like a mechanic's garage. （他的工作室看起来就像汽修工的车库一样，乱成一团。）

The trailer was cluttered and cramped, with barely enough room to turn around. （这辆房车已经很挤很乱了，几乎连转身的余地都没有了。）

4. dump: a place that is untidy and dirty

备注：''dump''常用于非正式的场合。

例：

The Ewells' place is a real dump. （厄尔家真是脏乱差。）

Why don't you do something about your room - it's a dump. （你干嘛不整理一下房间，真的很乱，像垃圾堆似的。）

Why are you living in a dump like this? （你为什么住在这么脏乱差的地方？）

'What a dump,' she added as they entered the village. （跟着大家进村时，她说：“真脏啊这里。”）

5. pigsty: an untidy and very dirty place

备注：''pigsty''常用于非正式的场合，美式英语中常用''pit''或''pigpen''。''pigsty''和''pigpen''的原意是“猪窝”。

例：

This place is a pigsty! Clean it up. （这里简直是猪圈！打扫一下！）

The house was a pigsty, as usual. （这房子一直这么脏。）

I don't know how you can stand living in a pigsty like this. （我不明白，要你住在这种脏污的地方你怎么受得了！）

My room's a total pit, but I'm too lazy to clean it. （我房间太脏了，但我懒得收拾。）

6. tip: a very untidy place

备注：''tip''常用于英式英语中的非正式场合。

例：

Your room's an absolute tip! （你的房间真太脏了！）

It was a very nice house until they moved in and turned it into a tip. （他们搬进来之前这房子很干净漂亮，他们搬来后就把它弄得很脏了。）