Word familyadjectivemischievousadverbmischievouslynounmischievousnessmischief-makermischief
ˈmischief-ˌmaker noun [countableC]
BAD PERSONsomeone who deliberately causes trouble or quarrels 惹是生非的人;搬弄是非者,挑拨离间者SYN stirrer
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mischief-maker• I had always been a mischief-maker through and through, in full command of my impulses and desires.• She clasped her hands in a prayerful attitude, the gesture of a headmistress or a nun dismissing a mischief-maker.