单词 | mischief |
释义 | mischief /mis"chif/, n. 1. conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance. 2. a tendency or disposition to tease, vex, or annoy. 3. a vexatious or annoying action. 4. harm or trouble, esp. as a result of an agent or cause. 5. an injury or evil caused by a person or other agent or cause. 6. a cause or source of harm, evil, or annoyance. 7. the devil. [1250-1300; ME meschef < OF, n. deriv. of meschever to end badly, come to grief. See MIS-1, ACHIEVE] Syn. 4. hurt. See damage. |
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