"imp" in Chinese (Simplified)
小恶魔淘气鬼
Definition
“imp”指的是故事或民间传说中的小恶魔,也可形容调皮捣蛋的小孩。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于形容调皮但可爱的孩子,很少直接指小恶魔,语气轻松、友好,口语常见。
Examples
The little imp hid my keys again.
那个小**淘气鬼**又把我的钥匙藏起来了。
My cousin is such an imp when she visits.
我表妹来时真是个**小恶魔**。
The story was about an imp who liked to play tricks.
故事讲述了一个喜欢恶作剧的**小恶魔**。
Stop being such an imp and help me clean up!
别再当**淘气鬼**了,帮我收拾一下吧!
He grinned like an imp after pulling that prank.
他恶作剧得逞后像个**小恶魔**一样咧嘴笑了。
Those twins are real imps—always up to something.
那对双胞胎真是两个**小淘气鬼**,总是在搞事情。