(1)恶作剧，淘气，顽皮，捣乱(action or behaviour，esp of children，that causes small troubles or annoyance to others)[U]：be up to/keep (stay) out of/act out of/be fond of/get into～搞恶作剧/不调皮/调皮举动/爱调皮/调皮;Most children enjoy～.大多数儿童乐意搞恶作剧。Go to bed;you've done enough～for today.去睡吧，你今天已经淘气够了。〖同〗wrongdoing，misbehaviour;

(2)淘气，顽皮(tendency to or act or behave in this way)[U]：have～in one's eyes 眼里流露出淘气的神情;incline to～rather than malice 喜欢调皮捣蛋，而不是有意干坏事;(sb/sb's eyes/sb's smile) be full of～(某人)很顽皮/(某人的眼神/微笑)流露出顽皮的神情;There was an air of～about him.他这人总有一种顽皮的神态。〖同〗naughtiness;

(3)淘气(捣乱)鬼(one that causes minor trouble or disturbance)[C]：The child is a little～in school.这孩子在校是小捣乱鬼。

(4)损(伤，危)害(damage，injury，trouble caused by an action，a person，an animal，or things)[U]：Some insects cause～to farmers. 一些昆虫给农民带来危害。The storm did～to the crops. 这场暴风雪使庄稼受损。The broken window was the～of vandals.这窗户是有人故意打破的。〖同〗damage，harm;

do sb/oneself a mischief肉体上伤害某人/自己(infml，joc)：I always do myself a～when I tried to climb the wall/jump over the fence.我每次爬墙/跳越篱笆时总是伤着自己。

make mischief(between)搬弄是非，挑事：make～between us/the neighbors/the husband and wife在我们/邻里/夫妻之间搬弄是非;

→′mischief-maker n惹是生非者;′mischief-making n & adj 搬弄是非(的)，挑拨离间(的);′mischievous adj顽皮(淘气)的;′mischievously adv 顽皮地;′mischievousness n 顽皮，捣乱