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mischief-maker

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈmischief-ˌmaker noun [countable]  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-makerI 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.
ˈmischief-ˌmaker nounChineseSyllable
causes deliberately trouble Corpus quarrels someone or who


mischief-maker
ˈmischief-ˌmaker noun [countable]
someone who deliberately causes trouble or quarrels
   SYN  stirrer