devilment meaning in Chinese
n.
1.鬼脾气;鬼举动。
2.怪事,怪现象。
3.恶作剧。
Examples
- She played a trick on him out of sheer devilment
她捉弄他完全是为了寻开心 - The child is always busy with some devilment or other
这孩子总是忙著恶作剧什麽的这孩子总是在搞什麽鬼把戏。 - He told me to watch out sharp and let him know when the men come in sight again ; said they was up to some devilment or other - wouldn t be gone long
他叮嘱我仔细了望,一见那些人重新出现,立刻告诉他。还说他们准定是在玩弄鬼花招不会走远的。 - " it was just so with my joe - always full of his devilment , and up to every kind of mischief , but he was just as unselfish and kind as he could be - and laws bless me , to think i went and whipped him for taking that cream , never once recollecting that i throwed it out myself because it was sour , and i never to see him again in this world , never , never , never , poor abused boy !
我以为他偷吃了奶酪,不分青红皂白地拿鞭子抽了他一顿,压根没想到是奶酪酸了,我亲手倒掉的。好了,这下子,我别想活着见到他了,永远永远永远也见不着了。这个可怜的受尽虐待的孩子啊! ”