单词 | mischievous |
释义 | mis·chie·vous 1. a. < a thing which is excellent in moderation and only mischievous in excess — A.C.Benson > < this mischievous separation of the logic from the practice of science — Benjamin Farrington > b. < the solid foundations of church and state were threatened by mischievous men — V.L.Parrington > < a mischievous fanatic who was trying to destroy liberty of contract — Times Literary Supplement > 2. a. < windows broken by mischievous children > < the younger animals are most mischievous, and I have known bags of flour ripped open and the contents scattered about — James Stevenson-Hamilton > b. < this same stimulating and occasionally mischievous style — W.C.Brice > < her eyes … had a sharp and mischievous glitter in them — T.B.Costain > • mis·chie·vous·ly • mis·chie·vous·ness |
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