devilment

1 The children rang his doorbell then ran away purely out of devilment.

孩子们揿晌他的门铃，然后跑开，纯粹是恶作剧。

2 "If I don't appoint your men and do appoint mine, what particular form of devilment would the party feel called upon to put on me?"

3 She is all mischief and devilment, huggably wise, possessed of an agile mind and a sweet nature as a mystery writer/amateur detective who is always one amiable step ahead of the police.

4 The idea is that they must be given some kind of edible treat, else they will return tonight for devilment.”

5 The conviction forced itself into my mind that my next-door neighbor was up to some of his old devilment, and that that signal whistle had some connection with the mysterious disappearance of his boots.

6 There is more than a whiff of the Parisian street revolutionary about its humour - a desire to chuck a paving stone at the establishment - in outrage, and, yes, in sheer devilment.

7 But even if truffles are beyond your pay grade, there is plenty of enjoyment to be had in the sheer devilment portrayed in this informative and appetizing book.

8 They just lack devilment in the final third and I don’t really know where it’ll come from today.

9 Dr. Wortley was sent for, and at once demanded to know what devilment Delilah had been up to in the way of puddings and such, and soon found out the true state of the case.

10 "Ay, but they might attack you and tell of some devilment you went into before we were married."

11 “Panti is in that lineage in a way. Despite our social conservatism there is a sense of devilment among Irish people.”

12 Billy Williams was my particular chum; we were constantly together doing some kind of devilment.

13 This half-witted hooligan, capering on the world stage with a box of Fun Snaps, creating mini-explosions in a spirit of devilment, is foreign secretary.

14 It may not be devilment that influences Benítez's thinking on Sunday, however, but what has unfortunately become standard managerial practice at this stage of a season.

15 Unlike a contemporary version of Cassius, who was forever pacing the floor and wondering how much devilment he could put his fellow citizens up to by calling it conscience instead of opportunism.

16 But that was as menacing as United got in early stages during which Villa upset them with a welcome show of devilment, as well as clever probing by Douglas Luiz, in particular.

17 “He’s just right up my street,” Rodgers has said of Vardy, “in terms of devilment and running and hunger to score.”

18 But even then cooking always seemed to be a source of devilment for her — recipes worked or didn't work according to their own mysterious whims.

19 In the extremely unlikely event that he even came across a hog, he figured, he’d allow it to study devilment in peace.

20 His performance has dash and devilment, the orchestral playing packs a punch, but the other works on the disc are even more intriguing.

1 捣乱

rowdy fractious sabotage act up rock the boat

2 顽皮

arch naughty mischievous impish archly mischief caper archness

3 捣蛋

wicked roguish act up

4 玩笑

sport joke rag prank banter wheeze lark jest jape persiflage

5 怪事

marvelous marvellous prodigy portent screwball walloper fantasticality

6 野性

beast devil

7 恶魔的所作所为

devilry

8 怪现象

bizarrerie

9 淘气

wicked sly elvish tricksy puckish mischief waggery

10 精力

git-up go life drive energy snap steam nerve zip dash vinegar pep vigor manhood vim go-ahead oomph pith sinew virility foison get-up-and-go

11 魔鬼似的行径

devilry

12 恶作剧

mischief-making wicked mischievous roguish elfish mischievously impishly roguishly shenanigans gaggery rag prank hoax mischief caper escapade cantrip horseplay dido devilry roguery shenanigan deviltry waggery diablerie ropery monkeyshine a mare's nest play a trick on monkey tricks monkey business impish puckish up to no good trick quiz cut-up wickedness jape booby trap arch sly elvish waggish elfin trickish gag malice hotfoot put-on play the ape shrewd devilish tricksy COD gambade frolic Sally at it practical joke monkeyshines leg-pull prankish horse shine rig hob sally ragging knavery blague monkey dog trick hempy knavish shavie pliskie hell joke freak elf jig wheeze capriccio whizzer drollery ouph

13 恶行

wrongdoing wickedness misdeed villainy malfeasance evilness foulness knavery devilry evildoing deviltry wrong-doing diablerie rascalism depravity

14 元气

life spirit kick snap bang vinegar ginger sap vitality pep vigor sinew good cheer

15 开玩笑

tongue-in-cheek jokey bantering jocose jokingly badinage joke fool banter jest josh in play in jest

16 兴高采烈

bright cheerful elation tread on air