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play·ful AHD[plāʹfəl] D.J.[ˈpleɪfəl]K.K.[ˈplefəl]adj.（形容词）- Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive:爱嬉戏的，顽皮的：充满乐趣和兴致的；嬉戏的或顽皮的：a playful kitten.顽皮的小猫
- Humorous; jesting:开玩笑的，逗笑的：幽默的；开玩笑的："He meant to be conversationally playful but his voice had no tone"(Saul Bellow)“他想使交谈幽默一些，但他的话里没有一点幽默的语气”(索尔·贝洛)
playʹfully adv.（副词）playʹfulness n.（名词）playful, mischievous, impish, waggish, frolicsome- These adjectives mean inclined to or marked by lighthearted fun.这些形容词意指倾向于轻松愉快的嬉戏或以轻松愉快的嬉戏为特点。
- Playful, the most general, suggests high spirits, gaiety, and often lively humor: Playful 是最常用的，暗示有朝气、优雅且经常是生动的幽默： "the playful children just let loose from school" (Oliver Goldsmith).“顽皮的儿童们刚从学校中解放出来” （奥利弗·戈德史密斯）。
- Mischievous usually implies naughty and sometimes annoying or embarrassing playfulness: Mischievous 经常暗指顽皮的和常是令人讨厌的或令人窘迫的嬉戏： "A mischievous excitability is the most obvious expression of [his face]. If he were a horse, nobody would buy him;with that eye no one could answer for his temper" (Walter Bagehot).“顽皮的兴奋是最明显的表情。 如果他是一匹马，没有人会买他；带有那种眼神的人，没有人能知道他的性情” （沃尔特·巴杰特）。
- Impish suggests an appealingly bold and devilish or rascally quality: Impish 暗指吸引人的大胆和凶暴或无赖的品质： "teasing and worrying with impish laughter half suppressed" (Thomas Hardy).“用顽皮笑声戏弄和使人烦恼被抑制了一半” （托马斯·哈迪）。
- Waggish stresses wittiness or jocularity: Waggish 强调机智或诙谐： "Muskrat Castle, as the house had been facetiously named by some waggish officer" (James Fenimore Cooper).“马斯克拉特城堡，是一些机智幽默的军官给这所房子所起的滑稽的名字” （詹姆斯·费尼莫尔·库珀）。
- Frolicsome suggests high-spirited, carefree, and uninhibited merriment: Frolicsome 暗指有朝气、无忧无虑和尽情的快乐： Frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes. 欢乐的学生们用聚会和恶作剧来庆祝他们的毕业
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