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单词 mischief
释义

mischief

noun
/ˈmɪstʃɪf/
/ˈmɪstʃɪf/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1. bad behaviour (especially of children) that is annoying but does not cause any serious damage or harm
    • Those children are always getting into mischief.
    • I try to keep out of mischief.
    • It's very quiet upstairs; they must be up to some mischief!
    • Try to stay out of mischief, will you?
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • criminal
    … of mischief
    • glint
    • hint
    verb + mischief
    • cause
    • do
    • make
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  2. the wish or tendency to behave or play in a way that causes trouble
    • Her eyes were full of mischief.
    • There was a glint of mischief in her eyes.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • criminal
    … of mischief
    • glint
    • hint
    verb + mischief
    • cause
    • do
    • make
    See full entry
  3. (formal) harm or injury that is done to somebody or to their reputation
    • The incident caused a great deal of political mischief.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • criminal
    … of mischief
    • glint
    • hint
    verb + mischief
    • cause
    • do
    • make
    See full entry
  4. Word Originlate 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
  1. (British English, informal) to hurt yourself physically
    • Watch how you use those scissors—you could do yourself a mischief!
make mischief
  1. to do or say something deliberately to upset other people, or cause trouble between them
    • Such people will do anything they can to make mischief.
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