mis·chie·vous /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/ adjectiveadj 1 BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSBAD PERSONsomeone who is mischievous likes to have fun, especially by playing tricks on people or doing things to annoy or embarrass them 调皮的,淘气的;恶作剧的 Their sons are noisy and mischievous. 他们的几个儿子又吵又淘气。
mischievous smile/look etc Gabby looked at him with a mischievous grin. 加比一脸坏笑地看着他。
There was a mischievous gleam in her eyes. 她的眼里闪烁着调皮的神情。
2 BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONScausing trouble or quarrels deliberately 引起麻烦的;造成不和的 a mischievous remark 挑拨离间的言论
—mischievously adverbadv He grinned mischievously. 他调皮地咧嘴笑了。
—mischievousness noun [uncountableU]