behaviour or play, especially of children, that causes trouble but not serious harm to other people (尤指儿童的)恶作剧,捣乱,胡闹 be up to/get up to mischief (=do something bad) 捣蛋 : The boys are always up to some mischief or other. 男孩子总是爱搞这样或那样的恶作剧。
get into mischief (=start behaving badly) 胡闹 : He got into mischief the moment he left school. 他一离开学校就开始胡闹。
keep (someone) out of mischief (=stop (someone) behaving badly) (使某人)不胡闹 : The work will keep you out of mischief. 这工作将让你不再胡闹。
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the feeling of wanting to cause trouble in order to have fun 顽皮;淘气 He could see mischief in her eyes. 他能在她的眼中看到淘气的神情。
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trouble or disagreement that someone deliberately causes (故意引起的)麻烦,不和 Synonyms and related words