为非作歹 meaning in English
do evil [harm]; break the law; carry on misdeeds; commit all sorts of crimes; commit crimes; do all sorts of evil; do mischief; engage in lawlessness; perpetrate [commit] all kinds of evils; perpetrate outrages
Examples
- Hard work is the best antidote to mischief .
繁忙的工作是防止为非作歹的最好方法。 - Many wrongs were righted, many ill-doers were punished .
许多冤案得到了纠正，许多为非作歹的人受到了惩罚。 - The rise in delinquency is an indictment of our society and its values .
为非作歹现象有增无已，这是对我们的社会及其价值观的控诉。 - Aldermen sweater told grinder that starvation was no excuse for dishonesty .
参议员斯韦特先生和格林德先生说，饥饿不能作为为非作歹的借口。 - They were in the habit of turning out by torchlight, two or three nights in the week, for unlawful purposes .
他们每星期总得有两三个晚上，点着火把出去为非作歹。