作祟 meaning in English
1.(鬼神为难人) haunt
2.(捣乱) make mischief; cause trouble; exercise evil influence
Examples
- She suspected that secret influences were at work .
她怀疑有些势力暗中作祟。 - Was it simple greed that made you steal it ?
你偷这件东西是完全因为贪心作祟吗？ - "see the curse of poverty, nell," he said .
“你看这便是穷神作祟，耐儿，”他说着。 - At this time my heart was consumed with the demand i have mentioned .
这时候我前面提到的要求又在心里作祟了。 - There is no denying that the spectre of unemployment and want is constantly haunting them ..
失业和匮乏的幽灵一直在对他们作祟是不能否认的。