devil

英 [ˈdevl]

美 [ˈdevl]

n.  魔王; 魔鬼; 撒旦; 恶魔; 淘气鬼; 冒失鬼; 调皮鬼

复数：devils　过去式：devilled　过去分词：devilled　现在分词：devilling　第三人称单数：devils　

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Collins.2 / BNC.3542 / COCA.4907

习惯用语

n.

be a devil
• （用以鼓励）别怕，勇敢点
  people say Be a devil! to encourage sb to do sth that they are not sure about doing
• Go on, be a devil, buy both of them.
  来，怕什么，两个都买了吧！
better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)
• 熟悉的魔鬼比不熟悉的魔鬼好；不要嫌熟悉的环境不好，换个不熟悉的环境可能更糟
  used to say that it is easier and wiser to stay in a bad situation that you know and can deal with rather than change to a new situation which may be much worse
between the devil and the deep blue sea
• 进退维谷；左右为难
  in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant or unacceptable choices
the devil
• 非常困难；令人非常不快
  very difficult or unpleasant
• These berries are the devil to pick because they're so small.
  这些浆果太小了，很难摘。
the devil looks after his own
• 坏人多好运；坏蛋自有鬼照顾；恶人自有恶人帮
  bad people often seem to have good luck
the devil makes work for idle hands
• 人闲生是非
  people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong
• She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers. ‘The devil makes work for idle hands,’ she would say.
  她认为那些违法行为是当地的无业青少年所为，总是说：“人一闲，惹麻烦”。
a devil of a job/time
• 费力（或令人讨厌）的事；难熬（或令人不快）的日子
  a very difficult or unpleasant job or time
• I've had a devil of a job finding you.
  我费了九牛二虎之力才找到你。
go to the devil!
• 滚开；见鬼去；去你的
  used, in an unfriendly way, to tell sb to go away
like the devil
• 拼命；卖力；飞快
  very hard, fast, etc.
• We ran like the devil.
  我们跑得飞快。
speak/talk of the devil
• 说到某人，某人就到
  people say speak/talk of the devil when sb they have been talking about appears unexpectedly
• Well, speak of the devil─here's Alice now!
  嗬，说曹操，曹操就到——瞧，艾丽斯这不来啦！
what, where, who, why, etc. the devil…
• （用于问句表示烦恼或吃惊）究竟…，到底…
  used in questions to show that you are annoyed or surprised
• What the devil do you think you're doing?
  你到底想干什么？
the devil/hell to pay
• 大麻烦；大乱子
  a lot of trouble
• There'll be hell to pay when he finds out.
  一旦他发现了真相，那麻烦就大了。

牛津词典

noun

• 魔王；魔鬼；撒旦
  the most powerful evil being
• 魔王；魔鬼；恶魔
  an evil spirit
  1. They believed she was possessed by devils.
     他们认为她是魔鬼附身。
• 淘气鬼；冒失鬼；调皮鬼
  a person who behaves badly, especially a child
  1. a naughty little devil
     小淘气鬼
• （强调对某人的看法）人，家伙
  used to talk about sb and to emphasize an opinion that you have of them
  1. I miss the old devil, now that he's gone.
     老家伙这一走，我还真想他。
  2. She's off to Greece for a month─lucky devil!
     她去希腊一个月——真是个幸运儿！

柯林斯词典

• (犹太教、基督教和伊斯兰教中的)魔王，撒旦
  In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,the Devilis the most powerful evil spirit.
• N-COUNT 魔鬼;恶魔
  Adevilis an evil spirit.
  1. ...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
• N-COUNT (用于强调)家伙，人
  You can usedevilto emphasize the way you feel about someone. For example, if you call someone a poordevil, 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 olddevilor a littledevil.
  1. I felt sorry for Blake, poor devil...
     我替布莱克感到难过，这个可怜的家伙。
  2. Manfred, you're a suspicious old devil...
     曼弗雷德，你是个可疑的老家伙。
  3. Susie, you're a determined little devil.
     苏茜，你真是个坚决的小家伙。
• N-COUNT 淘气鬼;冒失鬼
  If you refer to someone as adevil, you mean that they do not behave very well but you like them and are not angry with them.
  1. '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。
• PHRASE (用于强调)极其讨厌（或糟糕、麻烦）的
  Devilcan be used to emphasize what you think about someone or something. For example, if you say that someone isa devil of anuisance, you mean that they are very annoying. If you say that something isa devil of aproblem, you mean that it is a very difficult problem.
  1. He was always a devil of a nuisance...
     他总是极讨人厌。
  2. It's a devil of a tricky problem,isn't it?
     这是个非常棘手的问题，不是吗？
• 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 saybetter the devil you knoworbetter 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.
• PHRASE (用于强调)需煞费苦心（做），要大费周折（做）
  If you say that youhad the devil's own jobto do something or that youhad a devil of a jobdoing something, you are emphasizing that it was difficult to do it.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 拼命地;竭力地;（开车）飞快地
  If you say that someone does somethinglike the devil, you are emphasizing that they put a lot of effort into it. If you say that someone driveslike the devil, you are emphasizing that they drive very fast.
  1. 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。
  2. He must have driven like the devil.
     他一定是把车开得飞快。
• PHRASE 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 saythe devil take the hindmostto describe or comment on a situation you disapprove of because people do only what is best for themselves without thinking about other people.
  1. Every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost.
     人人都只考虑自己，谁落后谁倒霉。
• 进退维谷;左右为难
  If you say that you arebetween 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.
• 出卖灵魂;违背良心
  If you say that someone hassoldtheirsoul 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.
• PHRASE 说曹操，曹操到
  People sayspeak of the devil, or in British Englishtalk of the devil, if someone they have just been talking about appears unexpectedly.
  1. Well, talk of the devil!
     呵，说曹操，曹操就到！
• PHRASE (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 aswhat the devil,how the devil, orwhy the devil.
  1. 'What the devil's the matter?'
     “究竟出了什么事？”
  2. Tim wondered how the devil they had managed it...
     蒂姆想知道他们究竟是怎么做到的。
  3. 'Why the devil did you do that?'
     “你到底为什么要那样做？”

英英释义

noun

• a word used in exclamations of confusion
  1. what the devil
  2. the deuce with it
  3. the dickens you say
  Synonym:deucedickens
• an evil supernatural being
  Synonym:fienddemondaemondaimon
• a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
  1. he chased the young hellions out of his yard
  Synonym:hellionheller
• a cruel wicked and inhuman person
  Synonym:monsterfienddemonogre

verb

• coat or stuff with a spicy paste
  1. devilled eggs
• cause annoyance in
  1. Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me
  2. It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves
  Synonym:annoyragget tobotherget atirritaterilenarknettlegravelvexchafe

双语例句

• What this country is doing in Africa is as much as holding a light to the devil.
  这个国家在非洲的行动无异于助桀为虐。
• "how& what the devil's this about?" exclaimed the bridegroom.
  “怎么啦&这是出了什么鬼事儿？”新郎大声问道。
• 'What the devil's the matter?'
  “究竟出了什么事？”
• '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。
• You devil!
  你这个死鬼！
• The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
  为了达到目的，魔鬼也会援引圣经。
• It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him.
  召鬼容易驱鬼难。
• They were convinced the girls 'behaviour was due to possession by the devil.
  他们相信了这些女孩之所以有如此举动是因为鬼魂附体。
• You devil! where have you been all this while?
  你这个死鬼，刚才跑到哪儿去了？
• 'Why the devil did you do that?'
  “你到底为什么要那样做？”