naugh·ty /ˈnɔːti $ ˈnɒːti, ˈnɑːti/ ●●○ S3 adjectiveadj 1 BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSa naughty child does not obey adults and behaves badly 〔孩子〕淘气的,顽皮的,没有规矩的,不听话的 OPP good You’re a very naughty boy! Look what you’ve done! 你真是个淘气鬼!瞧你干了些什么!
2 British EnglishBrEDISAPPROVE if an adult does something naughty, they do something that is not right or good, but is not very serious 不妥当的 I felt a bit naughty going off on my own, leaving the children behind. 我把孩子们留下,自己走开了,觉得有点不妥当。
4. the naughty step British EnglishBrE a stair where a child is told to sit for a period of time as a punishment when they have been naughty 罚坐的台阶〔小孩子因调皮捣蛋而被罚坐其上的台阶〕 —naughtily adverbadv
—naughtiness noun [uncountableU]