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Mischief Trouble Damage Tricks Things Eyes Make ˈmɪstʃɪf

The word "mischief" means "prank; naughtiness; a mischievous thought," and can also refer to "trouble-making; behavior that causes problems; damage; trouble." It can also describe someone's eyes as having "the wish or tendency to behave or play in a way that causes trouble," meaning "malice; a mischievous thought," or refer to "harm; damage."

mischief的意思是“恶作剧;淘气;使坏的念头”,也可指“惹麻烦之事;引起问题的行为;损害;麻烦”。它也可以形容某人眼中“ the wish or tendency to behave or play in a way that causes trouble”,即“恶意;使坏的念头”,或者指“伤害;毁损”。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]恶作剧;淘气;使坏的念头 Mischief is playing harmless tricks on people or doing things you are not supposed to do. It can also refer to the desire to do this.
  • 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。

  • 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。

  • His eyes were full of mischief.

    他的眼中满是狡黠。

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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]惹麻烦之事;引起问题的行为;损害;麻烦 Mischief is behaviour that is intended to cause trouble for people. It can also refer to the trouble that is caused.
  • 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。

  • 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。


Oxford mis·chief / ˈmɪstʃɪf ; NAmE ˈmɪstʃɪf / noun [uncountable ] 1 bad behaviour (especially of children) that is annoying but does not cause any serious damage or harm 淘气;恶作剧;顽皮 Those children are always getting into mischief. 那些孩子总是淘气。 I try to keep out of mischief. 我尽量不胡闹。 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! 2 the wish or tendency to behave or play in a way that causes trouble 恶意;使坏的念头 Her eyes were full of mischief. 她眼睛里满是使坏的神情。 3 ( formal) harm or injury that is done to sb or to their reputation 伤害;毁损 The incident caused a great deal of political mischief. 这一事件造成了严重的政治危害。 IDIOMS ˌdo yourself a ˈmischief ( BrE) ( informal) to hurt yourself physically 伤害自己的身体 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 ˈmischief to do or say sth deliberately to upset other people, or cause trouble between them 搬弄是非;挑拨离间 mischief mischiefs mis·chief / ˈmɪstʃɪf ; NAmE ˈmɪstʃɪf /
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mischiefmis‧chief /ˈmɪstʃɪf/ ●○○ noun
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1[uncountable] bad behaviour, especially by children, that causes trouble or damage, but no serious harm:  Now run along, and don’t get into mischief. They’ve got enough toys to keep them out of mischief for a while. If you can’t see Nick, you can be sure he’s up to some mischief (=behaving badly and causing trouble or damage).2[uncountable] the pleasure or enjoyment of playing tricks on people or embarrassing them:  Kiki’s eyes were bright with mischief.3make mischief informal to deliberately cause quarrels or unfriendly feelings between peoplemischief between I didn’t want to make mischief between them.4do yourself a mischief British English informal to injure yourself slightly:  If you try to lift that box, you’ll do yourself a mischief.5[uncountable] formal damage or harm that is done to someone or to their property:  The jury cleared him of the charge of criminal mischief.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsbe up to mischief (=be doing things that cause trouble or damage)· The children were lively and always up to mischief.get into/up to mischief (also make mischief) (=do things that cause trouble or damage)· You spend too much time getting into mischief!keep/stay out of mischief (=not do things that cause trouble etc)· Can I trust you to stay our of mischief for half an hour?keep somebody out of mischief (=prevent someone from causing trouble)· Playing football helps keep him out of mischief.cause mischief (=do things that cause trouble or damage)· Boys were wandering around, out to cause mischief.somebody's eyes twinkle/dance with mischief (=they show that someone wants to cause trouble, play tricks etc)· Leo nodded, his eyes shining with mischief.phrasesfull of mischief (=often playing tricks on people or causing trouble)· I remembered him as a giggling boy who was full of mischief.a glint/hint of mischief (=an expression that shows someone wants to play tricks)· There was a glint of mischief in her eyes.
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mischief

[ˈmɪstʃɪf]

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恶作剧(53%),淘气(22%),伤害(13%),损害(11%),捣蛋鬼(1%)
n.恶作剧;伤害;顽皮;不和

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