devil

英 ['devl] 美 ['devl]

• 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

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]魔鬼

   the most powerful evil spirit, in the Christian religion

2. [C]家伙,人

   a person

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 魔鬼，魔王，恶魔，撒旦
2. 恶棍
3. 冒失鬼
4. 可怜的家伙
5. 人面兽心的人
6. <口>精力旺盛的人，精力绝伦的人
7. 家伙
8. 无所顾忌的人
9. 难事
10. <口>人
11. <口>究竟，到底
12. <口>怎会，才怪
13. 淘气鬼

v. 动词

1. 做助手
2. 用辣子烤，用香辣调味料烧烤（食品）
3. 切碎，扯碎
4. 虐待，折磨
5. 纠缠，困扰
6. 嘲弄，戏弄，逗弄
7. 激怒
8. 使烦恼，烦扰，惹恼
9. 使痛苦
10. 添加辣味调料

英英释义

Noun:

1. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

2. an evil supernatural being

3. a word used in exclamations of confusion;

   "what the devil"
   "the deuce with it"
   "the dickens you say"
   

4. a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man);

   "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
   

5. a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Verb:

1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
   "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
   

2. coat or stuff with a spicy paste;

   "devilled eggs"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. They believed she had been possessed by devils.
   他们认为她是受魔鬼控制了。
2. He believes in devils and witches.
   他相信魔鬼、巫婆这类事.
3. I bet you were a little devil when you were youger.
   我猜你年轻的时候一定是个小淘气鬼。
4. My niece is a little devil.
   我的侄女是个调皮鬼。
5. She found out her husband was a devil soon after her marriage.
   结婚后不久她就发现她丈夫是一个邪恶的人。
6. The mercy on the devil is the cruelty to the kind.
   对坏人的同情就是对好人的残忍。
7. He failed his examination, poor devil.
   他考试不及格，可怜的家伙。
8. I'm having a devil of a job fixing my car.
   我修我这辆汽车可费劲了。
9. This job is the very devil.
   这份工作十分棘手。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. The little boy devils papa for a toy.
   这个小男孩缠着爸爸买玩具。
2. She devils for the writer.
   她是这位作家的助手。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The Devil tempted Adam and Eve.
   魔鬼诱惑了亚当和夏娃。
2. She was possessed by a devil.
   她被魔鬼迷住了。
3. The poor devils have been stuck at the airport for three days.
   那些可怜的家伙被困在机场已经三天了。
4. What the devil happened?
   究竟出了什么事?

经典引文

• Black as the devill, and as treacherous.

  出自： T. Herbert

• And wonders why the devil he got heirs.

  出自： Byron

• The devil appears himself, Armed and accoutred, horns and hoofs and tail!

  出自： Browning

• 'That is W,' said the teacher. 'The Devil!' exclaimed the boy, 'is that W?'

  出自： R. W. Emerson

• Wesley could not see why the devil should have all the good tunes.

  出自： J. E. Hopkins

• Jesus was then led away..into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.

  出自：New English Bible: Matthew

• Who the devil do you think gave it to me?

  出自： J. Gores

• Devil take the hindmost (a motto of selfish competition). Give the Devil his due. Needs must when the Devil drives. Talk of the Devil (and he is bound to appear) (said when someone arrives just after being mentioned). The Devil can quote Scripture for his own ends. The Devil finds work for idle hands to do. The Devil is not so black as he is painted. The Devil looks after his own.

  出自：Proverbs

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

between the devil and the deep blue sea

进退两难 with a choice between two equally unpleasant alternatives

devil's advocate

故意唱反调的人 person who speaks against sb/sth simply to encourage discussion

play the very devil with

搞坏; 糟蹋 make worse or misbehave

the devil take the hindmost

人人应自保,不可顾他人 sb should look after himself and not care about others

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• catch the devil 受到严厉的责备
• go to the devil 完蛋,滚开
• run〔work〕 like devil 拼命地跑〔工作〕

形容词+～

• lucky devil 幸运儿
• poor devil 可怜的人

介词+～

• between the devil and the deep sea 进退两难
• in a devil of a mess 一塌糊涂

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自拉丁语的diabolus，意为造谣中伤，诽谤。

近反义词

【近义词】

• demon 魔鬼
• fiend 魔鬼
• ogre 食人魔鬼
• monster 怪物
• fury 愤怒
• ELF elf: 小精灵
• villain 坏人
• rascal 淘气鬼
• scamp 无赖
• scoundrel 无赖
• brute 畜生
• rile 激怒
• irritate 激怒
• chafe 擦痛
• rag 破布
• dickens <口> 魔鬼
• lucifer 魔鬼
• gravel 碎石
• nettle 荨麻
• deuce 两点
• bother 烦扰
• daemon 半神半人的精灵...
• Old Nick 妖魔
• satan 撒旦(魔鬼)
• daimon 恶魔
• vex 使恼怒
• nark 密探
• Beelzebub 魔王
• get to 到达
• get at 达到
• heller 捣蛋鬼
• annoy 使恼怒
• prince of darkness 撒旦
• hellion [口] 坏人

【反义词】

• angel