[ 'mistʃif ] n. (pl. mischiefs) 1.(物质上的)损害,灾害,灾祸,危害;(身体、机器等的)毛病,故障。 2.(精神上的)毒害,坏影响。 3.造成损害的人;祸根。 4.顽皮,淘气;〔口语〕顽皮孩子,淘气精;〔口语〕= devil. There is carelessness, but no mischief. 粗心大意是有的,恶意倒没有。 短语和例子 One mischief comes on the neck of another. 祸不单行。 a regular little mischief 十分淘气的孩子。 What the mischief (=the devil) do you want 你究竟要什么? cause mischief 引起灾祸。 do mischief 造成损害。 do sb. a mischief 〔口语〕使某人受到损害;打伤某人,使某人受伤;杀死某人。 go [get] into mischief 玩起鬼把戏来,淘气起来。 keep out of mischief 不胡闹。 make mischief between 使双方不和,离间。 mean mischief 怀恶意。 out of (pure) mischief 闹着玩儿。 play the mischief with 弄坏…的身体[健康],加害;弄坏(机器等),使发生毛病;把…弄得一塌糊涂(The wind has played the mischief with my papers. 风把我的文件吹得乱七八糟)。 The mischief (of it) is that... . 麻烦的是,伤脑筋的是…。 up to mischief 要胡闹[捣蛋],在玩鬼把戏(The children are up to mischief. 小孩子们想胡闹)。
Example Sentences:
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He's never out of mischief one minute . 他简直没有一分钟不调皮捣蛋!
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We've certainly kept you out of mischief . 我们确实使你免于堕落了。
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This will learn you to keep out of mischief . 这将教训你不要再捣蛋了。
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My thoughts are ripe for mischief . 我要痛痛快快地收拾你一顿。
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Her eyes were full of mischief . 她的眼睛里充满了调皮的神情。
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The wind has played the mischief with my papers . 风把我的文件吹得乱七八糟。
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Her sister had been into no mischief whatever . 她姐姐从来没有什么不端的行为。
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There was mischief in her eyes . 她眼中流露出调皮的神情。
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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。