mischiefmis•chief /'mɪstʃɪf/

n

1. U 淘气；恶作剧

• All these boys are always up to mischief. 这些男孩子们总是在搞恶作剧。

• get into mischief 调皮捣蛋，恶作剧

• She let the children stay in the yard to keep them out of mischief. 她让孩子们呆在院子里免得他们捣乱。

2. U 淘气，顽皮

• laughter full of mischief 淘气的笑声

3. C 调皮捣蛋的人(尤指孩子)

4. U 正式 (尤指人为的)损害，伤害

• great mischief caused by miscalculation 计算错误造成的巨大损失

词组go to the mischief 堕落 like the mischief 极其厉害地

• I had a headache like the mischief. 我头疼得厉害。

make mischief (between) (在两人之间)搬弄是非

• He did not intend to make mischief between you. 他并不是有意在你们中间搬弄是非。

play the mischief with 损害(健康等)；搞乱(东西等)；扰乱(计划等)

• The naughty boy has played the mischief with my things. 淘气的男孩把我的东西弄得乱七八糟。