mischief

英 [ˈmɪstʃɪf]

美 [ˈmɪstʃɪf]

n.  淘气; 恶作剧; 顽皮; 恶意; 使坏的念头; 伤害; 毁损

复数：mischiefs　现在分词：mischiefing　

CET6考研IELTSTEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.9589 / COCA.11810

习惯用语

n.

do yourself a mischief
• 伤害自己的身体
  to hurt yourself physically
• Watch how you use those scissors─you could do yourself a mischief!
  看你那是怎么用剪刀啊——你会伤着自己的！
make mischief
• 搬弄是非；挑拨离间
  to do or say sth deliberately to upset other people, or cause trouble between them

牛津词典

noun

• 淘气；恶作剧；顽皮
  bad behaviour (especially of children) that is annoying but does not cause any serious damage or harm
  1. Those children are always getting into mischief .
     那些孩子总是淘气。
  2. I try to keep out of mischief .
     我尽量不胡闹。
  3. It's very quiet upstairs; they must be up to some mischief !
     楼上很安静。他们一定在搞什么恶作剧。
• 恶意；使坏的念头
  the wish or tendency to behave or play in a way that causes trouble
  1. Her eyes were full of mischief.
     她眼睛里满是使坏的神情。
• 伤害；毁损
  harm or injury that is done to sb or to their reputation
  1. The incident caused a great deal of political mischief.
     这一事件造成了严重的政治危害。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 恶作剧;淘气;使坏的念头
  Mischiefis playing harmless tricks on people or doing things you are not supposed to do. It can also refer to the desire to do this.
  1. The little lad was a real handful. He was always up to mischief...
     这个小家伙真是难管教，他总是搞恶作剧。
  2. Boys at that age should be able to explore and go off on their own, go on bike rides, get into mischief...
     那个年龄的男孩应该可以自己出去闯，也可以骑车出游，还可以调皮捣蛋。
  3. His eyes were full of mischief.
     他的眼中满是狡黠。
• N-UNCOUNT 惹麻烦之事;引起问题的行为；损害;麻烦
  Mischiefis behaviour that is intended to cause trouble for people. It can also refer to the trouble that is caused.
  1. The more sinister explanation is that he is about to make mischief in the Middle East again...
     更为险恶的解释是，他准备再次在中东地区制造事端。
  2. They withdrew their support after the President described the conference as a platform to cause political mischief.
     在总统称这次大会是在制造政治事端之后，他们便撤回了对这次会议的支持。

英英释义

noun

• reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
  Synonym:mischief-makingmischievousnessdeviltrydevilrydevilmentrascalityrogueryroguishnessshenanigan
• the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
  Synonym:maleficencebalefulness

双语例句

• He just did so for mischief.
  他这样做纯粹是为了使坏。
• The more sinister explanation is that he is about to make mischief in the Middle East again
  更为险恶的解释是，他准备再次在中东地区制造事端。
• Boys at that age should be able to explore and go off on their own, go on bike rides, get into mischief
  那个年龄的男孩应该可以自己出去闯，也可以骑车出游，还可以调皮捣蛋。
• I knew there was mischief brewing, I felt it, and now it's worse than I imagined.
  我晓得苗头不对，我已经觉察出来了，现在，情况比我想象的还坏。
• Who set him on to do this piece of mischief?
  是谁唆使他去做这件害人的事？
• So again I was back to laying on my bed wondering what mischief I could get into.
  如此的再一次我回来到在我的床上放置觉得奇怪我可以进入什么伤害。
• Don't get up to any mischief.
  不要胡闹。
• This will learn you to keep out of mischief.
  这将教训你不要再捣蛋了。
• The boys are brewing some mischief.
  那些男孩在图谋捣蛋。
• I became your cheerful bride full of mischief.
  成了你捣蛋淘气的新娘。