Monday, December 3, 2018

Question of the Day #303

"Russian President Vladimir Putin "tried again to muck around in our elections this last month, and we are seeing a continued effort along those lines,” Mattis told an audience at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California on Saturday."
From the second paragraph of this article at ABC News.

上記の文で、muck around の意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "muck around" mean?

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解答

意味:
英辞郎によると、

  1. 〈話〉めちゃめちゃにする、いじくる、いいかげんに扱う
  2. 〈英話〉ふざける、戯れる、冗談を言う
  3. 〈英話〉ブラブラして時間をつぶす[浪費する]、ぶらつく、のらくら過ごす、ウロウロする
  4. 〈話〉〔人を〕困らせる、〔人の不幸に〕付け込む
全体的には、ネガチブが意味ですが、この場合は1番でしょう。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:
  1. to spend time doing things that are not useful or serious : to waste time
  2. to be unfair or dishonest with (someone) : to lie to or cheat (someone)

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