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mis.chief5mIs7tFIfnbehaviour, esp. of a child, which is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage恶作剧，顽皮，淘气He needs a hobby to keep him busy and stop him from getting into mischief. [U]他需要有一个爱好让他忙起来，没有机会淘气。Perhaps a new bike would keep him out of mischief. [U]也许一辆新自行车能让他不淘气。I hope you haven't been up to any mischief while I was away. [U]我希望我不在的时候你没有搞什么恶作剧。Helen's great fun at parties--she's full of mischief and always playing tricks on people. [U]海伦在晚会上制造许多乐趣，她一肚子坏水，总是捉弄别人。(dated) Just sit quietly, Chrissy, and don't be such a mischief (= a child who behaves badly). [C]安静地坐好，克里西，不要这样淘气。Sometimes mischief is used to avoid referring to something worse, such as damage.伤害，破坏Those vandals were up to some mischief at the factory again last night. [U]那些破坏公共财物者昨晚又在工厂搞了些破坏。Missiles like these can do a lot of mischief. [U]这种导弹能造成很大破坏。(Br infml) You'll do yourself a mischief (= hurt yourself) if you're not careful with that knife.如果你不小心地使用那把刀，你就会伤了你自己。(dated) If you make mischief you say something which causes other people to be upset or annoyed with each other.搬弄是非，挑拨离间My children often try to make mischief between me and my new husband.我的孩子常想在我和我新丈夫之间搬弄是非。In spite of the arms reductions, the potential for some serious mischief-making remains.虽然武器在减少，但是产生严重事件的可能性仍然存在。
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