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Mischievous ˈmɪstʃɪvəs ˈmɪstʃɪvəsli Playing Tricks People Mischievously Adj Graded

Mischievous means playful or cheeky, often in a way that involves harmless pranks. It can also refer to something intended to cause trouble or harm.

Mischievous means playful or cheeky, often in a way that involves harmless pranks. It can also refer to something intended to cause trouble or harm.

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mischievous ★☆☆☆☆
/mɪ̱stʃɪvəs/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]调皮的;淘气的;恶作剧的 A mischievous person likes to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
  • She rocks back and forth on her chair like a mischievous child...

    她像个顽皮的孩子似的,坐在椅子上来回摇晃。

  • He's a little mischievous.

    他有一点淘气。

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  • Kathryn winked mischievously.

    凯瑟琳淘气地眨了眨眼睛。

2
[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]恶意的;不友善的;捣乱的 A mischievous act or suggestion is intended to cause trouble.
  • ...a mischievous campaign by the press to divide the ANC...

    媒体恶意分裂非洲国民大会的运动

  • The Foreign Office dismissed the story as mischievous and false.

    外交部驳斥该报道为恶意报道,不符合事实。

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  • That does not require 'massive' military intervention, as some have mischievously claimed.

    那并不需要像某些不怀好意者所主张的那样进行“大规模的”军事干预。


Oxford mis·chiev·ous / ˈmɪstʃɪvəs ; NAmE ˈmɪstʃɪvəs / adjective 1 enjoying playing tricks and annoying people 顽皮的;捣蛋的 SYN
naughty
a mischievous boy 淘气的男孩 a mischievous grin/smile/look 顽皮地咧着嘴笑;顽皮地微微一笑;显出淘气的神情
2 ( formal) (of an action or a statement 行为或言论 ) causing trouble, such as damaging sb's reputation 招惹是非的;恶意的 mischievous lies/gossip 招惹是非的谎言╱闲言碎语 mis·chiev·ous·ly / ˈmɪstʃɪvəsli ; NAmE ˈmɪstʃɪvəsli / adverb
mis·chiev·ous / ˈmɪstʃɪvəs ; NAmE ˈmɪstʃɪvəs / mis·chiev·ous·ly / ˈmɪstʃɪvəsli ; NAmE ˈmɪstʃɪvəsli /
LDC
mischievousmis‧chie‧vous /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/ adjective
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1someone who is mischievous likes to have fun, especially by playing tricks on people or doing things to annoy or embarrass them:  Their sons are noisy and mischievous.mischievous smile/look etc Gabby looked at him with a mischievous grin. There was a mischievous gleam in her eyes.2causing trouble or quarrels deliberately:  a mischievous remarkmischievously adverb:  He grinned mischievously.mischievousness noun [uncountable]
WDF

mischievous

[ˈmɪstʃɪvəs]

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调皮的(37%),恶作剧的(35%),有害的(28%)
adj.淘气的;(人、行为等)恶作剧的;有害的

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