单词 | monkey mischief |
释义 | > as lemmasmonkey mischief monkey mischief n. ΚΠ 1778 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain (ed. 2) II. xlv. 103 A degree of monkey cunning, and even monkey mischief. 1886 C. M. Yonge Chantry House I. xv. 142 He made no secret of his contempt for the insufferable dulness of the country, enlivening it by various acts of monkey-mischief. 1901 A. Besant Shrî Râma Chandra 118 After turning matters over in his mind—strange mingling of divine intelligence and monkey mischief—he began to destroy the grove attached to the palace of Râvaṇa's queens. 2002 T. Muraleedharan in C. Monk & A. Sargeant Brit. Hist. Cinema x. 154 But the danger that India poses for British sensibility is much more than monkey mischief. The fear India evokes is enhanced by the mystery that surrounds it. < as lemmas |
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