Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #9589
mischief
恶作剧；捣蛋
Playful conduct or actions that cause minor annoyance or trouble.
- 1.
Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
以玩笑方式制造小烦扰的行为。
- 2.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
鲁莽或恶意的行为,导致他人不适或烦恼
- 3.
A playfully annoying action.
一个调皮惹人烦的举动。
- 4.
the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
有害或邪恶的性质
- 5.
A group or a pack of rats.
老鼠群；一群老鼠。
- 6.
A criminal offence defined in various ways in various jurisdictions, sometimes including causing damage to another's property.
一种刑事罪行,各司法管辖区定义不同,有时包括损害他人财产。
蓄意捣乱；恶意滋事；邪恶；危害性；刑事罪行；毁损财物罪；鼠群；以玩笑方式制造小烦扰的行为。
In use
The children got into mischief while their parents were away.
His eyes sparkled with mischief as he hid the remote control.
She warned them to stay out of mischief during the school trip.
get up to mischief
常用搭配，表示做恶作剧或调皮捣蛋。
The children were getting up to mischief in the garden.
孩子们在花园里捣蛋。
be full of mischief
形容人很调皮、爱恶作剧。
That little boy is full of mischief.
那个小男孩一肚子坏水。
cause mischief
表示引起麻烦或损害。
His lies caused a lot of mischief.
Connections
Collocations
- cause mischief
- 惹麻烦；捣乱
- The children were causing mischief in the garden.孩子们在花园里捣乱。
- make mischief
- 制造恶作剧；挑拨离间
- She tried to make mischief between the two friends.她试图在这两个朋友之间挑拨离间。
- get up to mischief
- 搞恶作剧；胡闹
- The boys are always getting up to mischief after school.这些男孩放学后总是搞恶作剧。
- full of mischief
- 充满恶作剧的；淘气的
- The puppy was full of mischief, chewing everything in sight.这只小狗很淘气，见什么都咬。
- mischief maker
- 惹事生非的人；挑拨者
- He's known as a mischief maker in the neighborhood.他在社区里以惹事生非出名。
- do mischief
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 mischief = mis (错误) + chief (首领)，调皮鬼总想‘误导首领’搞恶作剧。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：儿童玩耍、轻微破坏、恶意行为 该词通常用于指代顽皮或恶作剧的行为（非正式场合多见），也可指恶意或有害的性质（较正式）。具体语境下含义有差异，建议根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ief' (chief, thief, grief, relief, belief) share the same spelling chunk 'chief' but have a long vowel /iːf/, while mischief has a short vowel /ɪf/. The word 'cliff' ends in /ɪf/ like the second syllable of mischief, but its spelling is '-iff'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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