Mischief
[ 'mɪstʃɪf ]
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n. 损害，危害;顽皮，淘气;恶作剧;祸根;
💡 词根助记
mis(wrong)+chief→灾害（=all ill result）
📝 例句
The frost did much mischief to the vegetables.
霜冻使蔬菜受到了严重的损害。
She often made mischief between them.
她经常在他们之间挑拨离间。
Her eyes twinkled with mischief.
她眼睛里闪烁着调皮的光辉.
He is a real mischief to his family.
他给家人招惹祸事。
The snowstorm did much mischief to shipping.
这场暴风雪严重影响了航运。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“没事欺侮”:调皮的人总是没事欺侮人
※ mis-miss错,chief-主要的:犯错误的主要原因是胡闹
※ mis-Miss小姐,chief-首领:小姐和首领演出了一出恶作剧
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-capit-表示“头”
常见变体有-cap-、-cipit-、-chief-
📖 牛津释义
mischief
n
1 [U] behaviour (esp of children) that is annoying or does slight damage, but is not malicious (used esp as in the expressions shown) 恶作剧, 捣蛋, 顽皮, 淘气（尤用於以下示例）
act out of mischief 调皮的举动
Those girls are fond of mischief, ie of playing tricks, etc. 那些女孩儿爱淘气.
Tell the children to keep out of mischief. 告诉那些孩子别胡闹.
He's up to (ie planning) some mischief again! 他又在琢磨使坏呢!
She's always getting into mischief. 她总是要搞点恶作剧.
2 [C] person who is fond of mischief 调皮捣蛋的人
Where have you hidden my book, you little mischief? 你这个小淘气, 把我的书藏到哪里去了?
3 [U] tendency to tease or annoy playfully 淘气; 顽皮
There was mischief in her eyes. 她眼中流露出调皮的神情.
The kittens were full of mischief. 这些小猫很顽皮.
4 [U] moral harm or injury, esp caused by a person 道德上的损害或伤害（尤指人为的）
His malicious gossip caused much mischief until the truth became known. 他散布流言蜚语危害很大, 事後才真相大白.
5 (idm 习语) ,do sb/oneself a `mischief (infml or joc 口或谑) hurt sb/oneself physically （肉体上）伤害某人[自己]
You could do yourself a mischief on that barbed-wire fence! 别碰那道铁丝网, 能钩伤你的! make `mischief do or say sth to upset, annoy or provoke others 说出气人的或招惹人的话; 做出这种事
Don't let her make mischief between you she's only jealous. 别让她在你们之间挑拨--她就是太忌妒了. mean mischief => mean1.
🎯 考研助记
前缀:mis 误,错,恶,不
🔁 扩展释义
*['mistʃif]n. 损害, 伤害, 灾祸, 恶作剧, 淘气【法】 损害, 伤害, 危害相关词组: do sb a mischief get into mischief keep out of mischief play the mischief with
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-6」词汇
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It seems that there is a big waste pipe coming down from the town. Do you see it, over there?
好象有一条很粗的废水管从镇上通到海里。您看见了吗？在那边？
It was the first joy I had known for years.
我豁然开朗了。这是我多年来第一次感到高兴的事了。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。