rascal
rascal — 名詞
- rascalsingular
- rascalsplural
1. someone — typically a child or young man — who plays tricks or disobeys rules bu
淘氣鬼
調皮搗蛋但討人喜歡的人（常指小孩）
someone — typically a child or young man — who plays tricks or disobeys rules but is still regarded as likeable rather than malicious.
Theo is a little rascal who once put a rubber snake in the teacher's coffee cup.
Theo 這小淘氣鬼曾把一條橡皮蛇放進老師的咖啡杯裡。
noun phrase: 'a little rascal' for a child
That old rascal from the corner shop told another silly joke to the customers.
巷口那家店的老頑童又對客人講了個無聊的笑話。
noun phrase: 'that old rascal' for an adult, affectionate tone
Marta's puppy is a lovable rascal that steals socks from the laundry basket every morning.
Marta 的小狗是個可愛的搗蛋鬼，每天早上都會從洗衣籃偷襪子。
A couple of young rascals in the apartment building knocked on every door and ran away.
公寓裡有幾個小頑皮鬼每戶門鈴都按一遍，然後跑掉。
- little rascal
- young rascal
- old rascal
- lovable rascal
- angel
describes a perfectly behaved child
用法筆記
Commonly used with 'little', 'young', or 'old' before the noun to add affection. The speaker usually finds the behaviour funny rather than serious.
常見錯誤
2. a dishonest person who tricks others for money or personal gain and cannot be tr
惡棍
不誠實、欺騙他人的人
a dishonest person who tricks others for money or personal gain and cannot be trusted.
The salesman turned out to be a rascal who sold fake watches to tourists near the harbour.
那個推銷員原來是個騙子，在港口附近賣假手錶給觀光客。
rascal as a dishonest swindler
A couple of rascals at the night market tried to pass off copper coins as rare antiques.
夜市有幾個無賴把銅幣假裝成稀有古幣兜售。
The newspaper described the landlord as a rascal who cheated poor families out of their deposits.
報紙形容那位房東是個無賴，騙取弱勢家庭的押金。
Historians now regard the once-admired explorer as a greedy rascal who lied about his discoveries.
歷史學家如今認為那位曾受人景仰的探險家是個貪婪的騙子，捏造了自己的發現。
- greedy rascal
- lying rascal
- old rascal
用法筆記
In modern English this sense is less common than the playful sense. It appears more often in written or literary contexts, or in older texts.
常見錯誤
同根字
- rascally形容詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- little rascal
- young rascal
- old rascal
- lovable rascal
- greedy rascal