imp

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imp /ɪmp/ noun [countable]  1. BAD PERSONa child who behaves badly, but in a way that is funny 调皮的孩子，顽童，小淘气2. RFa small creature in stories who has magic powers and behaves very badly 〔故事中有魔法爱捉弄人的〕小魔鬼，小妖精 → impish

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imp• And yet, underneath that veneer of stoicism there lay a devious imp.• They leaped about in the form of imps, black baby devils.• He's dressing up as the Lincoln Imp; the original imp is a carving in Lincoln cathedral.• Yet a devil was loose somewhere, a restless imp had slipped into her and would not be harried or prayed out.• Kappa, the amphibious river imp.• The imp of hell appeared on closer examination to be a neglected child.• Or I should say the wee imp ran into me.Origin imp Old English impa

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imp /ɪmp/ noun [countable]1. a child who behaves badly, but in a way that is funny
2. a small creature in stories who has magic powers and behaves very badly
⇨ impish

impBrE /ɪmp/ 🔊NAmE /ɪmp/ 🔊 noun(in stories) a small creature like a little man, that has magic powers and behaves badly （故事中的）小恶魔，小魔鬼a child who behaves badly, but not in a serious way 小淘气；顽童