| 单词 | devilment |
| 释义 | devilment noun[U] old-fashioneduk/ˈdev.əl.mənt/us/ˈdev.əl.mənt/(alsodevilry,uk/ˈdev.əl.ri/us/ˈdev.əl.ri/)behaviourthatcausestroublebut is usuallyintendedto behumorous: 出格的恶作剧，过火的玩笑He's up to somekindof devilment again, I'll bebound.他又在开什么过火的玩笑了，我敢打赌。 Synonyms mischief mischief-making Bad but attractive
Examplesofdevilmentdevilment There are boys who commit offences just for thedevilmentof it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is enough for one corporation to propose one thing, for another corporation to oppose it out of puredevilment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has told us that it is done merely fordevilment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no doubt thatdevilmentis part of that pattern, but idleness and alienation play their part, too. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only is there the question of people who rob others and commit violence in that way, but in many cases there is sheerdevilment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a mixture between boys who do things fordevilmentand boys who commit criminal offences in desperation because of home circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Fully detailed design drawings have not yet been produced, and in such things all sorts ofdevilmentmay lurk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There were scares, as the youngster was full of life anddevilmentand had little respect for his haemophilia. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The sheer wickedness anddevilmentof it all will scarcely register with them as they hear the evidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In short, it will be stuffed with every sort ofdevilmentthat will make it sell. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Every day we find some new type ofdevilmentapparently designed to catch fingers, crunch letters and generally offer cruel and unusual punishment to the deliverer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What better way to have a mountain ofdevilmentthan to do a show with my best friend. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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