| 词汇 | mischief-making |
| 释义 | mischief-making noun[ U ] uk /ˈmɪs.tʃɪfˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/ us /ˈmɪs.tʃɪfˌmeɪ.kɪŋ/ the activity of intentionally causing problems for people: 搬弄是非，挑拨离间，制造不和 He accused James of mischief-making by raising allegations against Mr Aitken.他指责詹姆斯先生控告艾特肯先生意在挑拨离间。 Synonym devilmentold-fashioned See also mischief Bad and wrong behaviour act out angel ASB astray at your worstidiom be up to no goodidiom go off the railsidiom go round gross misconduct hellion immoralist profligate raise hellidiom rakish rakishly rakishness unworthily unworthy villainy while the cat's away, the mice will playidiom Examples of mischief-makingmischief-making It is extraordinarily vague and has the potential for great confusion, disruption and mischief-making. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is precisely that type of political mischief-making that so enormously depresses the 1 million people who work in the health service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That statement is the worst sort of mischief-making. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The opportunity for malice and mischief-making is encouraged by establishing a timetable of that kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does my noble friend agree that that is part of the mischief-making of this pre-election period? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be a recipe for mischief-making and would be in no one's interest. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The idle hands have turned themselves from self-aggrandisement to mischief-making. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the same time one has to assume a certain amount of natural exuberance and extravagant language when they are mischief-making about the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that this lack, or this gap, offers a fertile vacuum for mischief-making. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, there is little scope for mischief-making here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not a lawyer, but mischief-making is another matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But they are not only ignorant, they are wickedly malicious and mischief-making, too. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not foolishness and mischief-making to believe that the position has got worse as a result of the agreement? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been an awful lot of mischief-making in the press about the matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only object of the exercise could have been to try to get the maximum publicity for a mischief-making sordid manoeuvre. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of mischief-making 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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