be full of devilment
devilment 常指恶作剧或调皮捣蛋,常用于非正式场合。
The children were full of devilment, hiding behind the curtains.
孩子们充满恶作剧的念头,躲在窗帘后面。
恶作剧;捣蛋行为;恶行
淘气;顽皮;不计后果的性情;恶事;祸害;痛苦之源;精巧的装置;巧妙的事物;恶魔般的行为或品行;邪恶;更广义地指惹麻烦的行为;恶作剧;(可数)此类行为的实例。;恶作剧或鲁莽的性情;顽皮。
devilish action or conduct; troublemaking behaviour; mischief; an instance of this.
恶魔般的行为或品行;邪恶;更广义地指惹麻烦的行为;恶作剧;(可数)此类行为的实例。
Devilish action or conduct; wickedness; (more generally) troublemaking behaviour; mischief; (countable) an instance of this.
恶作剧或鲁莽的性情;顽皮。
A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
残酷或邪恶的事物;也指造成痛苦或苦难的事物。
Something cruel or evil; also, something which causes distress or suffering.
巧妙构造的东西。
Something cleverly constructed.
The children's devilment resulted in a broken window and a lot of laughter.
孩子们的恶作剧导致窗户破碎,却引来一片笑声。
用法提示:这里 devilment 作为名词,表示捣蛋行为,作主语。
She couldn't resist a bit of devilment and hid his keys before the meeting.
她忍不住搞了点恶作剧,在会议前把他的钥匙藏了起来。
用法提示:这里 devilment 作为不可数名词,表示捣蛋行为,作宾语。
His eyes sparkled with devilment as he planned the prank.
他计划恶作剧时,眼睛里闪烁着顽皮的光芒。
用法提示:这里 devilment 作为不可数名词,与介词 with 连用,表示伴随状态。
devilment 常指恶作剧或调皮捣蛋,常用于非正式场合。
The children were full of devilment, hiding behind the curtains.
孩子们充满恶作剧的念头,躲在窗帘后面。
He broke the window out of pure devilment.
他纯粹出于恶作剧打破了窗户。
That prank was a piece of devilment I'll never forget.
那个恶作剧是我永远不会忘记的一件捣蛋事。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is known for his devilments.
正确表达He is known for his devilment.
devilment 通常用作不可数名词,表示抽象概念,不应加复数 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子She devilmented the whole class.
正确表达She caused devilment in the whole class.
devilment 是名词,不能用作动词;表达‘搞恶作剧’应使用 cause devilment 或 play devilment。
devilry 强调恶意的、邪恶的行为,而 devilment 更侧重顽皮、恶作剧而非恶毒
mischief 是常见词,泛指调皮捣蛋;devilment 较古雅或文学化,强调一种略带恶意的顽皮
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