naughty
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++naugh·ty /ˈnɔːti $ ˈnɒːti, ˈnɑːti/ ●●○ S3 adjective 1 BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSa naughty child does not obey adults and behaves badly 〔孩子〕淘气的，顽皮的，没有规矩的，不听话的 OPP good You’re a very naughty boy! Look what you’ve done! 你真是个淘气鬼！瞧你干了些什么！2 British EnglishDISAPPROVE if an adult does something naughty, they do something that is not right or good, but is not very serious 不妥当的 I felt a bit naughty going off on my own, leaving the children behind. 我把孩子们留下，自己走开了，觉得有点不妥当。3. naughty jokes/magazines/films etc British English old-fashionedRUDE/OBSCENE naughty jokes, magazines, films etc deal with sex, especially in a humorous way 〔尤指形式幽默的〕黄色笑话/杂志/电影等 → rude, blue4. the naughty step British English a stair where a child is told to sit for a period of time as a punishment when they have been naughty 罚坐的台阶〔小孩子因调皮捣蛋而被罚坐其上的台阶〕 —naughtily adverb —naughtiness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
naughty• Yes, when I was ten and twelve years old, I was very, very naughty.• But they were naughty and stayed.• Tale-telling on each other and inciting each other to be naughty are frequent problems faced by parents of young children.• They were reading an American novel that seemed to have had all the naughty bits cut out.• We've been looking for you everywhere, you naughty boy!• To allow the naughty child to be seen as good, the good child also needs to be seen as being naughty.• Dad was told how naughty James had been and then shouted at him and sent him to the bedroom.• Abraham and MacGregor begin tasting that delicious sense of playing hooky from life, just like two big, naughty kids.• a naughty little girl• Dennis sat on his bed reading a naughty magazine.• I don't believe in hitting children, no matter how naughty they've been.• You want your nice boyfriend to do naughty things - the things this girl does in your fantasies.• Betsy said a naughty word, Mom.Origin naughty (1300-1400) naughtnaugh·ty adjectiveChineseSyllable
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naughty
naugh‧ty S3 /ˈnɔːti $ ˈnɒːti, ˈnɑːti/
adjective
OPP good:
You’re a very naughty boy! Look what you’ve done!
2. British English if an adult does something naughty, they do something that is not right or good, but is not very serious:
I felt a bit naughty going off on my own, leaving the children behind.
3. naughty jokes/magazines/films etc British English old-fashioned naughty jokes, magazines, films etc deal with sex, especially in a humorous way ⇨ rude, blue
4. the naughty step British English a stair where a child is told to sit for a period of time as a punishment when they have been naughty
—naughtily adverb
—naughtiness noun [uncountable]
naugh‧ty S3 /ˈnɔːti $ ˈnɒːti, ˈnɑːti/
adjective Date: 1300-1400
Origin: naught
1. a naughty child does not obey adults and behaves badly Origin: naught
OPP good:
2. British English if an adult does something naughty, they do something that is not right or good, but is not very serious:
3. naughty jokes/magazines/films etc British English old-fashioned naughty jokes, magazines, films etc deal with sex, especially in a humorous way ⇨ rude, blue
4. the naughty step British English a stair where a child is told to sit for a period of time as a punishment when they have been naughty
—naughtily adverb
—naughtiness noun [uncountable]
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