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rascal

noun
🔊/ˈrɑːskl/
🔊/ˈræskl/
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  1. (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！🔊🔊
    • I hear the old rascal’s been causing trouble again.我听说旧的流氓再次引起了麻烦。
    • What have the little rascals been up to now?到目前为止，小流氓到底做了什么？
  2. (old-fashioned) a dishonest man不诚实的人
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘a mob’ and ‘member of the rabble’): from Old French rascaille ‘rabble’, of uncertain origin.