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单词 mischievous
释义
mischievous
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪs.tʃɪ.vəs/us
/ˈmɪs.tʃə.vəs/
behavingin a way, ordescribingbehaviour, that isslightlybadbut is notintendedtocauseseriousharmordamage:
（人、行为等）爱恶作剧的，好捣乱的，顽皮的，淘气的
She has a mischievoussenseofhumour.她很幽默，喜欢搞点恶作剧。
abookabout the mischievousanticsof his ten-year-olddaughter一本有关他10岁女儿顽皮行为的书
expressingorsuggestingmischief:
恶意的
a mischievousgrin不怀好意的狞笑
used todescribebehaviouror words that areintendedtocauseharmortrouble:
（行为）有害的；（话语）恶意中伤的
Ithinktheserumoursare mischievous.我认为这些流言是恶意中伤。
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mischievously
mischievousness
(Definition ofmischievousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

mischievous| American Dictionary

mischievous
adjective
us
/ˈmɪs·tʃə·vəs/
(ofbehavior)slightlyannoyingorslightlybad,esp. in aplayfulway, or (of someone’sappearance)lookinglikelyto do somethingbad:
a mischievousprank
a mischievoussmile
(Definition ofmischievousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmischievous

mischievous
The imaginative content of gossip - comic, extravagant,mischievousor seditious - was a popular commodity.
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At any rate, they can charge less than the other bookmakers, and that ismischievous.
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Any efforts to suggest that it is are misplaced andmischievous.
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I believe this new administration is both useless andmischievous, and is a sign of the mammonised character of the times and of this administration.
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I am glad to have this opportunity of denying misleading andmischievoussuggestions to the contrary which have appeared in some newspapers.
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Let the people who are doing the work get on with the work without all his tiresome, foolish,mischievouspropaganda.
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My final point is notmischievous, but serious.
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I say again: it is sloppy, inaccurate andmischievous, because it is not true.
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In my opinion that is unsound, unworkable, and totallymischievous.
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I believe that argument to be absolutelymischievousfrom every point of view.
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Then there is a possibly larger section who take amischievoussatisfaction from discomforting the gentry, as they see it.
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There are bad police officers, there aremischievouspolice officers and there are police officers who will harass.
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I will not describe some of the propaganda asmischievous, but it has certainly been misleading.
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We do not consider public expenditure or public investment to bemischievous.
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I believe that he wasmischievousin the remarks he made and that they can do no one any good.
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