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devil n.魔鬼；淘气鬼；坏人；家伙；棘手的事vt.困扰；添加辣味调料；给...做助手 (1) 他们认为她是受魔鬼控制了。(2) 他相信魔鬼、巫婆这类事.(3) 我猜你年轻的时候一定是个小淘气鬼。(4) 我的侄女是个调皮鬼。(5) 结婚后不久她就发现她丈夫是一个邪恶的人。(6) 对坏人的同情就是对好人的残忍。(7) 我修我这辆汽车可费劲了。(8) 这份工作十分棘手。(9) 这个小男孩缠着爸爸买玩具。(10) 她是这位作家的助手。 In Christianity, the devil (which is sometimes capitalized), is the essence of evil, also known as Satan. The word is also used to mean a very hateful or cruel human: "He must be a devil, to hurt a kitten like that," or sometimes a mischievous trickster: "What a little devil she is, always playing practical jokes." When you devil someone, you annoy or bother them: "We loved to devil the cranky old man next door."

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英 ['devl] 美 ['devl] (1) They believed she had been possessed by devils.(2) He believes in devils and witches.(3) I bet you were a little devil when you were youger.(4) My niece is a little devil.(5) She found out her husband was a devil soon after her marriage.(6) The mercy on the devil is the cruelty to the kind.(7) I'm having a devil of a job fixing my car.(8) This job is the very devil.(9) The little boy devils papa for a toy.(10) She devils for the writer. A devil is profoundly bad spirit, being, or monster. Your religious uncle might blame all bad behavior on the influence of the devil. 1[N-PROPER 专有名词](犹太教、基督教和伊斯兰教中的)魔王，撒旦 In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit.   [the N]2[N-COUNT 可数名词]魔鬼；恶魔 A devil is an evil spirit. ...the idea of angels with wings and devils with horns and hoofs.天使长着翅膀、魔鬼长着角和蹄这样的观念3[N-COUNT 可数名词](用于强调)家伙，人 You can use devil to emphasize the way you feel about someone. For example, if you call someone a poor devil, you are saying that you feel sorry for them. You can call someone you are fond of but who sometimes annoys or irritates you an old devil or a little devil .   [feelings]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I felt sorry for Blake, poor devil...我替布莱克感到难过，这个可怜的家伙。Manfred, you're a suspicious old devil...曼弗雷德，你是个可疑的老家伙。Susie, you're a determined little devil.苏茜，你真是个坚决的小家伙。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]淘气鬼；冒失鬼 If you refer to someone as a devil, you mean that they do not behave very well but you like them and are not angry with them.   [INFORMAL 非正式]'I think he was a bit of a devil,' Constance said.“我想他有点儿淘气，”康斯坦丝说道。5[PHRASE 短语](用于强调)极其讨厌（或糟糕、麻烦）的 Devil can be used to emphasize what you think about someone or something. For example, if you say that someone is a devil of a nuisance, you mean that they are very annoying. If you say that something is a devil of a problem, you mean that it is a very difficult problem.   [v-link PHR n]  [emphasis]He was always a devil of a nuisance...他总是极讨人厌。It's a devil of a tricky problem,isn't it?这是个非常棘手的问题，不是吗？6[PHRASE 短语]宁可跟熟识的魔鬼打交道(也比跟未知的魔鬼打交道好) If you say better the devil you know or better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, you mean that you would prefer to have contact with or do business with a person you already know, even though you don't like them, than with a person you don't know.   [mainly BRIT 主英]7[PHRASE 短语](用于强调)需煞费苦心（做），要大费周折（做） If you say that you had the devil's own job to do something or that you had a devil of a job doing something, you are emphasizing that it was difficult to do it.   [V inflects]  [emphasis]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]We had the devil's own job to persuade him to take part.我们说服他参加可费了一番周折。8[PHRASE 短语]拼命地；竭力地；（开车）飞快地 If you say that someone does something like the devil, you are emphasizing that they put a lot of effort into it. If you say that someone drives like the devil, you are emphasizing that they drive very fast.   [emphasis]He drives himself on, working like the devil from seven in the morning until midnight...他不断敦促自己，从早上 7 点一直拼命工作到午夜。He must have driven like the devil.他一定是把车开得飞快。9[PHRASE 短语]落后者遭殃(形容或评论人人都只考虑自己而不顾别人) You can say the devil take the hindmost to describe or comment on a situation you disapprove of because people do only what is best for themselves without thinking about other people.   [disapproval]Every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost.人人都只考虑自己，谁落后谁倒霉。10[PHRASE 短语]进退维谷；左右为难 If you say that you are between the devil and the deep blue sea, you mean that you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action.   [v-link PHR]11[PHRASE 短语]出卖灵魂；违背良心 If you say that someone has sold their soul to the devil, you mean that you disapprove of them because they have done something that you think is not right in order to get what they want.   [V inflects]  [disapproval]12[PHRASE 短语]说曹操，曹操到 People say speak of the devil, or in British English talk of the devil, if someone they have just been talking about appears unexpectedly. Well, talk of the devil!呵，说曹操，曹操就到！13[PHRASE 短语](用于强调)究竟，到底 When you want to emphasize how annoyed or surprised you are, you can use an expression such as what the devil ,how the devil, or why the devil .   [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]'What the devil's the matter?'“究竟出了什么事？”Tim wondered how the devil they had managed it...蒂姆想知道他们究竟是怎么做到的。'Why the devil did you do that?'“你到底为什么要那样做？”

英语单词	devil
英美音标	英 ['devl] 美 ['devl]
中文释义	n.魔鬼；淘气鬼；坏人；家伙；棘手的事 vt.困扰；添加辣味调料；给...做助手
英语例句	(1) They believed she had been possessed by devils. (2) He believes in devils and witches. (3) I bet you were a little devil when you were youger. (4) My niece is a little devil. (5) She found out her husband was a devil soon after her marriage. (6) The mercy on the devil is the cruelty to the kind. (7) I'm having a devil of a job fixing my car. (8) This job is the very devil. (9) The little boy devils papa for a toy. (10) She devils for the writer.
中文例句	(1) 他们认为她是受魔鬼控制了。 (2) 他相信魔鬼、巫婆这类事. (3) 我猜你年轻的时候一定是个小淘气鬼。 (4) 我的侄女是个调皮鬼。 (5) 结婚后不久她就发现她丈夫是一个邪恶的人。 (6) 对坏人的同情就是对好人的残忍。 (7) 我修我这辆汽车可费劲了。 (8) 这份工作十分棘手。 (9) 这个小男孩缠着爸爸买玩具。 (10) 她是这位作家的助手。
vocabulary简明	A devil is profoundly bad spirit, being, or monster. Your religious uncle might blame all bad behavior on the influence of the devil.
vocabulary扩展	In Christianity, the devil (which is sometimes capitalized), is the essence of evil, also known as Satan. The word is also used to mean a very hateful or cruel human: "He must be a devil, to hurt a kitten like that," or sometimes a mischievous trickster: "What a little devil she is, always playing practical jokes." When you devil someone, you annoy or bother them: "We loved to devil the cranky old man next door."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-PROPER 专有名词](犹太教、基督教和伊斯兰教中的)魔王，撒旦 In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit. [the N] 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]魔鬼；恶魔 A devil is an evil spirit. ...the idea of angels with wings and devils with horns and hoofs. 天使长着翅膀、魔鬼长着角和蹄这样的观念 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](用于强调)家伙，人 You can use devil to emphasize the way you feel about someone. For example, if you call someone a poor devil, you are saying that you feel sorry for them. You can call someone you are fond of but who sometimes annoys or irritates you an old devil or a little devil . [feelings] [INFORMAL 非正式] I felt sorry for Blake, poor devil... 我替布莱克感到难过，这个可怜的家伙。 Manfred, you're a suspicious old devil... 曼弗雷德，你是个可疑的老家伙。 Susie, you're a determined little devil. 苏茜，你真是个坚决的小家伙。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]淘气鬼；冒失鬼 If you refer to someone as a devil, you mean that they do not behave very well but you like them and are not angry with them. [INFORMAL 非正式] 'I think he was a bit of a devil,' Constance said. “我想他有点儿淘气，”康斯坦丝说道。 5 [PHRASE 短语](用于强调)极其讨厌（或糟糕、麻烦）的 Devil can be used to emphasize what you think about someone or something. For example, if you say that someone is a devil of a nuisance, you mean that they are very annoying. If you say that something is a devil of a problem, you mean that it is a very difficult problem. [v-link PHR n] [emphasis] He was always a devil of a nuisance... 他总是极讨人厌。 It's a devil of a tricky problem,isn't it? 这是个非常棘手的问题，不是吗？ 6 [PHRASE 短语]宁可跟熟识的魔鬼打交道(也比跟未知的魔鬼打交道好) If you say better the devil you know or better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, you mean that you would prefer to have contact with or do business with a person you already know, even though you don't like them, than with a person you don't know. [mainly BRIT 主英] 7 [PHRASE 短语](用于强调)需煞费苦心（做），要大费周折（做） If you say that you had the devil's own job to do something or that you had a devil of a job doing something, you are emphasizing that it was difficult to do it. [V inflects] [emphasis] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] We had the devil's own job to persuade him to take part. 我们说服他参加可费了一番周折。 8 [PHRASE 短语]拼命地；竭力地；（开车）飞快地 If you say that someone does something like the devil, you are emphasizing that they put a lot of effort into it. If you say that someone drives like the devil, you are emphasizing that they drive very fast. [emphasis] He drives himself on, working like the devil from seven in the morning until midnight... 他不断敦促自己，从早上 7 点一直拼命工作到午夜。 He must have driven like the devil. 他一定是把车开得飞快。 9 [PHRASE 短语]落后者遭殃(形容或评论人人都只考虑自己而不顾别人) You can say the devil take the hindmost to describe or comment on a situation you disapprove of because people do only what is best for themselves without thinking about other people. [disapproval] Every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost. 人人都只考虑自己，谁落后谁倒霉。 10 [PHRASE 短语]进退维谷；左右为难 If you say that you are between the devil and the deep blue sea, you mean that you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action. [v-link PHR] 11 [PHRASE 短语]出卖灵魂；违背良心 If you say that someone has sold their soul to the devil, you mean that you disapprove of them because they have done something that you think is not right in order to get what they want. [V inflects] [disapproval] 12 [PHRASE 短语]说曹操，曹操到 People say speak of the devil, or in British English talk of the devil, if someone they have just been talking about appears unexpectedly. Well, talk of the devil! 呵，说曹操，曹操就到！ 13 [PHRASE 短语](用于强调)究竟，到底 When you want to emphasize how annoyed or surprised you are, you can use an expression such as what the devil ,how the devil, or why the devil . [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] 'What the devil's the matter?' “究竟出了什么事？” Tim wondered how the devil they had managed it... 蒂姆想知道他们究竟是怎么做到的。 'Why the devil did you do that?' “你到底为什么要那样做？”

Devil Phrase 短语 Job [Informal 非正式 [Emphasis N Count