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IELTS BNC: 9589 COCA: 11810

mischief

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mis·chief /ˈmɪstʃɪf/ ●○○ noun  
1  [uncountableU]BEHAVE bad behaviour, especially by children, that causes trouble or damage, but no serious harm 〔尤指儿童的〕恶作剧，捣蛋，胡闹
 Now run along, and don’t get into mischief.
好了，走开，不要捣乱。
 They’ve got enough toys to keep them out of mischief for a while.
他们有足够的玩具玩，暂时不会捣蛋。
 If you can’t see Nick, you can be sure he’s up to some mischief (=behaving badly and causing trouble or damage).
要是看不到尼克，就可以肯定他又在捣什么鬼了。
2  [uncountableU]TRICK/DECEIVE the pleasure or enjoyment of playing tricks on people or embarrassing them 顽皮，调皮，淘气
 Kiki’s eyes were bright with mischief.
基基眼里闪着淘气的神情。
3  make mischief informalBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS to deliberately cause quarrels or unfriendly feelings between people 〔在…之间〕挑拨离间，搬弄是非
make mischief between
 I didn’t want to make mischief between them.
我不想在他们中间搬弄是非。
Examples from the Corpus
make mischief• Along with Win, he was for ever making mischief.• Or the pookas, emerged on this Christmas Eve to make mischief?• Fred just loves to make mischief.
4  do yourself a mischief British EnglishBrE informalINJURE to injure yourself slightly 〔轻微地〕伤害自己
 If you try to lift that box, you’ll do yourself a mischief.
你要是想搬那个箱子，会伤着自己的。
Examples from the Corpus
do yourself a mischief• My objection to his high heels was that he would do himself a mischief if he had to bale out!
5  [uncountableU] formalDAMAGE damage or harm that is done to someone or to their property 〔对他人的〕伤害；〔对他人财产的」损害
 The jury cleared him of the charge of criminal mischief.
陪审团裁定他毁坏财物罪罪名不成立。
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
verbs
be up to mischief (=be doing things that cause trouble or damage)
The children were lively and always up to mischief.
get into/up to mischief (also make mischief) (=do things that cause trouble or damage)
You spend too much time getting into mischief!
keep/stay out of mischief (=not do things that cause trouble etc)
Can I trust you to stay our of mischief for half an hour?
keep somebody out of mischief (=prevent someone from causing trouble)
Playing football helps keep him out of mischief.
cause mischief (=do things that cause trouble or damage)
Boys were wandering around, out to cause mischief.
somebody's eyes twinkle/dance with mischief (=they show that someone wants to cause trouble, play tricks etc)
Leo nodded, his eyes shining with mischief.
phrases
full of mischief (=often playing tricks on people or causing trouble)
I remembered him as a giggling boy who was full of mischief.
a glint/hint of mischief (=an expression that shows someone wants to play tricks)
There was a glint of mischief in her eyes.
Examples from the Corpus
mischief• He would certainly conclude that she was up to some adolescent mischief and take her to task again.• Idle hands and heads breed mischief.• But there is still room for considerable mischief by those who oppose the rush to negotiating glory in Clinton's final days.• criminal mischief• Though by all outward appearances a woman of propriety, she had a penchant for mischief.• The potential for mischief in the international system by politically motivated or overzealous prosecutions is great.• Just routine, Peter, but we don't want that drunken fool getting into mischief.• How was he to know that she was up to some sort of mischief?• The mischief produced by this institution was incalculable because it made religious differences the deciding factor in every political contest.• Ann's light brown eyes glimmered with mischief.
get into mischief• Just routine, Peter, but we don't want that drunken fool getting into mischief.• I was toddling around at the time getting into mischief the way any normal, healthy three-year-old boy does.
Origin mischief
(1200-1300) Old French meschief “something bad that happens”, from mes- ( → MIS-) + chief “head, end”
mis·chief noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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IELTS BNC: 9589 COCA: 11810
mischief

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ADJECTIVE | ... OF MISCHIEF | VERB + MISCHIEF ADJECTIVE➤criminal (law法律) 毀壞財物罪... OF MISCHIEF➤glint, hint一絲調皮；些許淘氣◇There was a glint of mischief in her eyes.她的眼裏閃過一絲調皮的神情。VERB + MISCHIEF➤cause, do, make導致禍害；造成損害◇Such people will do anything they can to make mischief.這種人會不遺餘力地搞破壞。➤get into, get up to胡鬧；搗蛋◇Don't get up to any mischief while we're out.不要趁我們外出時胡鬧。➤keep (sb) out of, stay out of (both especially BrE) 使（某人）不胡鬧；不搗蛋◇Try to stay out of mischief, will you?盡量別搗蛋，好嗎？
IELTS BNC: 9589 COCA: 11810
IELTS BNC: 9589 COCA: 11810
mischief
General words for entertainment and fun: a (good) laugh, amusement, a (real) hoot...
Troublemaking: mischief, scaremongering, scare tactics...
Small and minor problems: hitch, triviality, bother...

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