mischief
noun /ˈmɪstʃɪf/
/ˈmɪstʃɪf/
[uncountable]Idioms - bad behaviour (especially of children) that is annoying but does not cause any serious damage or harm
淘气；恶作剧；顽皮 - Those children are always getting into mischief.
那些孩子总是淘气。 - I try to keep out of mischief.
我尽量不胡闹。 - It's very quiet upstairs; they must be up to some mischief!
楼上很安静，他们一定在搞什么恶作剧！ - Try to stay out of mischief, will you?
尽量别捣蛋，好吗？
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- criminal
- glint
- hint
- cause
- do
- make
- …
- Those children are always getting into mischief.
- the wish or tendency to behave or play in a way that causes trouble
恶意；使坏的念头 - Her eyes were full of mischief.
她眼睛里满是使坏的神情。 - There was a glint of mischief in her eyes.
她的眼里闪过一丝调皮的神情。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- criminal
- glint
- hint
- cause
- do
- make
- …
- Her eyes were full of mischief.
- (formal) harm or injury that is done to somebody or to their reputation
伤害；毁损 - The incident caused a great deal of political mischief.
这一事件造成了严重的政治危害。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- criminal
- glint
- hint
- cause
- do
- make
- …
- The incident caused a great deal of political mischief.
词源late Middle English (denoting misfortune or distress): from Old French meschief, from the verb meschever, from mes- ‘adversely’ + chever ‘come to an end’ (from chef ‘head’).
Idioms
do yourself a mischief
- (British English, informal) to hurt yourself physically
伤害自己的身体 - Watch how you use those scissors—you could do yourself a mischief!
看你那是怎么用剪刀啊，你会伤着自己的！
- Watch how you use those scissors—you could do yourself a mischief!
make mischief
- to do or say something deliberately to upset other people, or cause trouble between them
搬弄是非；挑拨离间 - Such people will do anything they can to make mischief.
这种人会不遗余力地搞破坏。
- Such people will do anything they can to make mischief.