Word · Frequency #44656
devilment
恶作剧;捣蛋行为;恶行
核心释义
devilish action or conduct; troublemaking behaviour; mischief; an instance of this.
- 1.
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.
- 2.
恶作剧或鲁莽的性情;顽皮。
A devilish, mischievous, or reckless nature; mischievousness.
- 3.
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.
- 4.
巧妙构造的东西。
Something cleverly constructed.
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。
用法In use
The children's devilment resulted in a broken window and a lot of laughter.
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.
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.
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。
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。
do sth out of devilment
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