trick or treat
/ˌtrɪk ɔː ˈtriːt/
/ˌtrɪk ɔːr ˈtriːt/
- a traditional activity at Halloween, in which children dress in costumes and visit houses. At each house they say 'Trick or treat?' This means that they threaten to play a 'trick', or joke, on the people in the house unless they are given a 'treat', e.g. sweets or money. The practice of 'trick or treat' began in the US in the 1930s but is now common in Britain also.
捣蛋：万圣节的一项传统活动，孩子们穿着服装打扮并参观房屋。在每个房子里他们都说“捣蛋？” 这意味着除非他们被给予“治疗”，例如糖果或金钱，否则他们威胁要对房子里的人玩“把戏”或玩笑。“捣蛋”的做法始于1930年代的美国，但现在在英国也很普遍。