mischief
noun
ˈmɪstʃɪəf
noun
1
bad
behaviour,
especially
by
children,
that
causes
trouble
or
damage,
but
no
serious
harm
〔尤指儿童的〕恶作剧，捣蛋，胡闹
U
Now
run
along,
and
don’t
get
into
mischief
.
好了，走开，不要捣乱。
They’ve
got
enough
toys
to
keep
them
out
of
mischief
for
a
while.
他们有足够的玩具玩，暂时不会捣乱。
If
you
can’t
see
Nick,
you
can
be
sure
he’s
up
to
some
mischief
(=behaving
badly
and
causing
trouble
or
damage)
.
要是看不到尼克，就可以肯定他又在捣什么鬼了。
2
the
pleasure
or
enjoyment
of
playing
tricks
on
people
or
embarrassing
them
顽皮，调皮，淘气
U
Kiki’s
eyes
were
bright
with
mischief.
基基眼里闪着淘气的神情。
3
make mischief
to
deliberately
cause
quarrels
or
unfriendly
feelings
between
people
[非正式] 〔在…之间〕挑拨离间，搬弄是非
informal
[+
between
]
I
didn’t
want
to
make
mischief
between
them.
我不想在他们中间搬弄是非。
4
do yourself a mischief
to
injure
yourself
slightly
[英，非正式] 〔轻微地〕伤害自己
BrE informal
If
you
try
to
lift
that
box,
you’ll
do
yourself
a
mischief.
你要是想搬那个箱子，会伤着自己的。
5
damage
or
harm
that
is
done
to
someone
or
to
their
property
[正式] 损害，伤害
U | formal
The
jury
cleared
him
of
the
charge
of
criminal
mischief.
陪审团洗清了他恶意损坏的罪名。