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mischief/ˈmistʃif/n. 1 conduct which is troublesome, but not malicious, esp. in children (尤指儿童)顽皮 2 pranks, scrapes 恶作剧;胡闹 get into mischief 胡闹; keep out of mischief 不调皮 3 playful malice; archness, satire 淘气;调皮 eyes full of mischief 调皮的目光 4 harm or injury caused by a person or thing 损害;伤害;危害 5 a person or thing responsible for harm or annoyance 根源;祸根 that loose connection is the mischief 连接不紧是问题的根源 6 (prec. by 前接 the) the annoying part or aspect 令人讨厌的方面 the mischief of it is that etc. 烦人之处是… □ do a person a mischief wound or kill a person 伤害;杀死(某人) □ get up to (or make) mischief create discord 挑拨离间 [Middle English from Old French meschief from meschever (as MIS-2, chever ‘come to an end’ from chef ‘head’: see CHIEF)] |