Word · Frequency #11564
mischievous
淘气的；顽皮的；恶作剧的
naughtily or annoyingly playful
- 1.
Causing mischief; injurious.
造成伤害的；有害的。
- 2.
naughtily or annoyingly playful
调皮捣蛋的
- 3.
Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.
调皮的,淘气的,顽皮的,不听话的；喜欢以嬉戏的方式制造麻烦,爱开无害的玩笑或做不该做的事。
- 4.
deliberately causing harm or damage
存心捣乱的
造成伤害的；有害的。；调皮捣蛋的；调皮的,淘气的,顽皮的,不听话的；喜欢以嬉戏的方式制造麻烦,爱开无害的玩笑或做不该做的事。；存心捣乱的；淘气的
In use
The mischievous boy hid his sister's shoes and laughed when she couldn't find them.
She gave me a mischievous smile before telling the joke.
Our cat is mischievous and loves knocking things off the table.
mischievous rumors and falsehoods
be mischievous
mischievous 常形容人或动物爱玩闹、搞小恶作剧。
The twins are mischievous but harmless.
这对双胞胎很淘气，但不伤人。
a mischievous [noun]
作定语时常见搭配包括 a mischievous smile、a mischievous look、a mischievous grin。
He gave me a mischievous look.
他给了我一个调皮的眼神。
Connections
Collocations
- mischievous smile
- 淘气的笑容
- She gave me a mischievous smile before opening the box.她打开盒子前朝我淘气地笑了笑。
- mischievous grin
- 调皮的笑
- The boy wore a mischievous grin after hiding the teacher's chalk.男孩把老师的粉笔藏起来后，露出一脸调皮的笑。
- mischievous look
- 淘气的神情
- He had a mischievous look in his eyes.他眼里带着淘气的神情。
- mischievous child
- 调皮的孩子
- The mischievous child put a toy snake in his sister's bed.那个调皮的孩子把玩具蛇放到妹妹的床上。
- mischievous twinkle in one's eye
- 眼中闪烁的调皮神色
- There was a mischievous twinkle in his eye when he told the story.他讲故事时，眼里闪烁着调皮的神色。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
恶作剧是 mischief，淘气的就是 mischievous，注意别多写一个 i 变成 mischievious。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：儿童或小动物的行为、日常口语、书面描写 该词通常用于形容孩子或小动物顽皮、爱搞小恶作剧，属于比较中性的表达，口语和书面语中都常出现；正式语境中也可以使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words end in -ous or -ious but are pronounced with /əs/, /iəs/ or /ʃəs/. 'mischievous' /ˈmɪstʃəvəs/ has a three-syllable /vəs/ ending. None of these words rhyme exactly with 'mischievous': only 'nervous' shares the final /vəs/ but has a different stressed vowel; 'previous', 'obvious' and 'delicious' add an extra /i/ before the ending; 'vicious' and 'conscious' use /ʃəs/. Beware the common mispronunciation /mɪsˈtʃiːviəs/.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.