naughty
adjective
uk/ˈnɔː.ti/us/ˈnɑː.t̬i/naughtyadjective(BADLY BEHAVED)
B2
Whenchildrenare naughty, ortheirbehaviouris naughty, theybehavebadlyor do not do what they are told to do:
（儿童）淘气的，调皮的，不听话的Now that's naughty - don'tthrowfoodon thefloor!真淘气——你不能把食物扔在地上！
Ourbosstreatsus all like naughtychildren.我们的老板把我们当成调皮的小学生来对待。
mainlyUK
usedslightlyhumorouslytodescribeanadultwho hasbehavedbadlyor an adult'sbadaction:
（用于成人时略显幽默）不守规矩的"I'mafraidIborrowedyourcarwithoutasking." "Yes, that was very naughty of you - Ineededit at theweekend!"“抱歉，我未经允许擅自借用了你的车。”“是啊，你真不像话，我本来周末要用的！”
- Heoverheardhisdaughtertellingherteddynot to be so naughty.
- We justsattheregigglinglike naughtyschoolchildren.
- You're going to get asmackon thebottomif you don'tstopbeing such a naughtyboy.
- You've been a very naughtyboy!
Bad and wrong behaviour
- act out
- angel
- ASB
- astray
- atyourworstidiom
- beup to no goodidiom
- go off the railsidiom
- go round
- impossible
- in flagrante
- incorrigible
- rakish
- rakishly
- rakishness
- rascally
- reprehensible
- villainy
- while the cat's away, the mice will playidiom
- worst
- wrongdoing
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Disobedient
naughtyadjective(SEXUAL)
informalhumorous
involvingorsuggestingsex:
性的；色情的；性挑逗的Thefilmwasshownontelevisionbut theycutout all the naughtyscenes.电视上播放了这部电影，但他们把所有涉性的镜头都剪掉了。
He alwaysbuysher naughtyunderwearfor herbirthday.他总是给她买性感的内衣作为生日礼物。