| 词汇 | devilment |
| 释义 | devilment noun[ U ] old-fashioneduk /ˈdev.əl.mənt/ us /ˈdev.əl.mənt/(alsodevilry, uk /ˈdev.əl.ri/ us /ˈdev.əl.ri/) behaviour that causes trouble but is usually intended to be humorous: 出格的恶作剧，过火的玩笑 He's up to some kind of devilment again, I'll be bound.他又在开什么过火的玩笑了，我敢打赌。 Synonyms mischief mischief-making Bad but attractive cheekily cheekiness cheeky devilish impish impishly mischief mischievous mischievously mischievousness primrose puckishly rapscallion rascally roguish roguishly sinfully wicked wickedly Examples of devilmentdevilment There are boys who commit offences just for the devilment of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is enough for one corporation to propose one thing, for another corporation to oppose it out of pure devilment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has told us that it is done merely for devilment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no doubt that devilment is part of that pattern, but idleness and alienation play their part, too. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only is there the question of people who rob others and commit violence in that way, but in many cases there is sheer devilment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a mixture between boys who do things for devilment and boys who commit criminal offences in desperation because of home circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fully detailed design drawings have not yet been produced, and in such things all sorts of devilment may lurk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were scares, as the youngster was full of life and devilment and had little respect for his haemophilia. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sheer wickedness and devilment of it all will scarcely register with them as they hear the evidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In short, it will be stuffed with every sort of devilment that will make it sell. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every day we find some new type of devilment apparently designed to catch fingers, crunch letters and generally offer cruel and unusual punishment to the deliverer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What better way to have a mountain of devilment than to do a show with my best friend. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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