Argentina's economic policies were a hopeless mess.是什么意思？

Argentina's economic policies were a hopeless mess.

阿根廷的经济政策糟得一塌糊涂。

economic

adj. 经济的，经济学的，合算的，有经济效益的；

例句
He's already altered several of the proposals in his economic plan to accommodate demands of special interests.
他已经改动了经济计划中的几项提议以迁就特殊利益集团的要求。

policies

n. 政策( policy的名词复数 )，策略，政府，策略性；

例句
It is absurd to be discussing compulsory redundancy policies for teachers...
讨论针对教师的强制裁员政策真是滑稽可笑。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

hopeless

adj. 不抱希望的，绝望的，没有希望的，惨淡的，不可救药的，不可能的；

例句
I knew I was going to make it — that I wasn't a hopeless case.
我就知道自己能挺过去——我还没到山穷水尽的地步。

mess

n. 混乱，食堂，肮脏，困境；vt. 弄脏，搞砸，给…供膳；vi. 把事情弄糟，制造脏乱；

例句
She used to mess up the floor and I had to clean up after her.
她过去常常把地板弄得很脏乱，而我不得不为她清理干净。