mischief
n
1 [U] behaviour (esp of children) that is annoying or does slight damage, but is not malicious (used esp as in the expressions shown) 恶作剧, 捣蛋, 顽皮, 淘气(尤用於以下示例)
act out of mischief 调皮的举动
Those girls are fond of mischief, ie of playing tricks, etc. 那些女孩儿爱淘气.
Tell the children to keep out of mischief. 告诉那些孩子别胡闹.
He's up to (ie planning) some mischief again! 他又在琢磨使坏呢!
She's always getting into mischief. 她总是要搞点恶作剧.
2 [C] person who is fond of mischief 调皮捣蛋的人
Where have you hidden my book, you little mischief? 你这个小淘气, 把我的书藏到哪里去了?
3 [U] tendency to tease or annoy playfully 淘气; 顽皮
There was mischief in her eyes. 她眼中流露出调皮的神情.
The kittens were full of mischief. 这些小猫很顽皮.
4 [U] moral harm or injury, esp caused by a person 道德上的损害或伤害(尤指人为的)
His malicious gossip caused much mischief until the truth became known. 他散布流言蜚语危害很大, 事後才真相大白.
5 (idm 习语) ,do sb/oneself a `mischief (infml or joc 口或谑) hurt sb/oneself physically (肉体上)伤害某人[自己]
You could do yourself a mischief on that barbed-wire fence! 别碰那道铁丝网, 能钩伤你的! make `mischief do or say sth to upset, annoy or provoke others 说出气人的或招惹人的话; 做出这种事
Don't let her make mischief between you she's only jealous. 别让她在你们之间挑拨--她就是太忌妒了. mean mischief => mean1.
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前缀:mis 误,错,恶,不
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*['mistʃif]n. 损害, 伤害, 灾祸, 恶作剧, 淘气【法】 损害, 伤害, 危害相关词组: do sb a mischief get into mischief keep out of mischief play the mischief with
Will you help me fix up this sheet? Then it'll give us some shade.
帮我固定一下布单,好吗?这样可以给我们一些阴凉。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
She instructed in her will that if that were to happen, all the money should go to an organization for helping the blind called Helping Hand.