rascal

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ras·cal /ˈrɑːskəl $ ˈræs-/ noun [countable]  1. BAD PERSONa child who behaves badly but whom you still like 小淘气2. old-fashionedBAD PERSON a dishonest man 恶棍，无赖 SYN scoundrel

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rascal• Although I loved him dearly, he was a bit of a rascal and liked the drink far too much.• Marian Haughton bought a watercolor of her grandchildren, rascals around a table.• He is not a character I like at all because I think he was just an old rascal.• Yet, in spite of everything, David Miller grew up to idolise the old rascal.• Like his father the rascal, the son has never stopped believing, and he, too, leans into life.• The rascal dropped his bold eyes and slunk away.Origin rascal (1300-1400) Old French rascaille “noisy crowd”

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rascal
ras‧cal /ˈrɑːskəl $ ˈræs-/ noun [countable]1. a child who behaves badly but whom you still like
2. old-fashioned a dishonest man
   SYN  scoundrel

ras·calBrE /ˈrɑːskl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈræskl/ 🔊 noun(humorous) a person, especially a child or man, who shows a lack of respect for other people and enjoys playing tricks on them 无赖；坏蛋；淘气鬼◆Come here, you little rascal! 过来，你这个小坏蛋！🔊🔊(old-fashioned) a dishonest man 不诚实的人▸ ras·cal·ly BrE /ˈrɑːskəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈræskəli/ 🔊 adjective