mischief
noun uk/ˈmɪs.tʃɪf/ us/ˈmɪs.tʃɪf/
[ U ]（尤指儿童的）恶作剧，淘气，捣蛋
behaviour, especially a child's, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage
She's a lively little girl, full of mischief. 她是一个活泼好动的小姑娘，特别爱淘气。
He needs a hobby to keep him busy and stop him from getting into mischief. 他需要培养一个爱好让他有事可忙，不再调皮捣蛋。
Maybe a new bike would keep him out of mischief. 也许一辆新自行车会让他不再淘气。
I hope you haven't been up to any mischief while I was gone. 我希望我不在时你没有搞什么恶作剧。
[ U ] informal损害；伤害；危害
damage or harm
criminal mischief 刑事毁坏
Idioms
do someone/yourself a mischiefidiom UK informal 伤害某人／自己
to hurt someone or yourself
You'll do yourself a mischief if you're not careful with that knife. 如果你用那把刀不小心，会伤了自己。
make mischiefidiom old-fashioned 搬弄是非，挑拔离间，制造不和
to intentionally say or do something that causes other people to be upset or annoyed with each other
My children often try to make mischief between me and my new husband. 我的孩子们常想在我和我的新丈夫之间制造不和。