devil

['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

n.

1. (大写)魔王; 撒旦[the S]

2. 魔鬼, 恶魔[C]

Her aunt said she was possessed by devils.

她姑妈说她被魔鬼迷住了。

3. 恶棍[C]

4. 【口】精力旺盛的人; 无所顾忌的人[C]

5. 【口】人, 家伙[C]

The poor devil had another heart attack last night.

那个可怜的人昨晚心脏病又发作了。

6. 【口】(用来加强语气)究竟, 到底[the S]

What the devil happened?

究竟发生了什么事?

7. 【口】(用作感叹词, 表示不相信)怎会, 才怪[the S]

8. 难事[S]

vt.

1. 折磨, 困扰

Kitty deviled her mother for a doll.

基蒂缠着她妈妈要个洋娃娃。

2. 用香辣调味料烧烤(食品)

词形变化

动词过去式: deviled/devilled | 动词过去分词: deviled/devilled | 动词现在分词: deviling/devilling | 动词第三人称单数: devils/devils |

词义辨析

同义:

n.魔鬼, 恶魔

demon  fiend  ogre  monster  

同义参见:

brute  villain  fury  scoundrel  scamp  rascal  elf  

反义:

n.魔王; 恶魔; 恶棍

angel  

英英释义

名词 devil:

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

同义词：Satan, Old Nick, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness

one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

同义词：fiend, demon, daemon, daimon

a word used in exclamations of confusion

同义词：deuce, dickens

a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

同义词：hellion, heller

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

同义词：monster, fiend, demon, ogre

动词 devil:

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

同义词：annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe

coat or stuff with a spicy paste

短语词组

Talk/Speak of the devil (and he will appear).

1. 说到曹操, 曹操就到。

补充

devildevil英:[ˈdevl] 美:[ˈdɛvəl]n.1.魔鬼The Devil tempted Adam and Eve.魔鬼诱惑了亚当和夏娃。2.家伙, 人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。

例句

1. the idea of angels with wings and devils with horns and hoofs天使长有翅膀、魔鬼长有角和蹄的观点 2. The poor devil was ill for months.那个可怜的家伙病了好几个月。 3. Scheming little devil, aren't you?你是个诡计多端的小淘气, 承认不？ 4. Go on, be a devil. Have another packet of crisps!来, 怕什么, 再吃包炸土豆片！ 5. They are devils to shoot.他们很难猎杀。 6. What the devil is the matter?究竟怎么了？ 7. It's a devil of a tricky problem, isn't it?这是个异常棘手的问题, 对不对？ 8. Every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost.人人只顾自己, 谁落后谁倒霉。 9. 'Go to the devil!' she answered.“见鬼去吧！”她答道。 10. We had the devil's own job to persuade him to take part.我们费了九牛二虎之力才说服他参加。 11. He must have driven like the devil.他一定是不要命地飙车了。 12. The man who's won the lottery twice is a lucky devil.那个两次中彩票的人真是个幸运儿。 13. The damp plays the devil with my rheumatism.潮湿加重了我的风湿病。 14. He sold his soul to the devil in return for fame.他出卖良心换取虚名。 15. That sort of murder is the very devil to solve.这类谋杀案是最难侦破的。 16. The boy deviled his mother for some candy.那男孩缠着妈妈要糖吃。 17. to devil rags and cloth用扯碎机扯碎破旧衣服和布 18. deviled ham抹辣味料煎煮火腿 19. to devil eggs撒辣味料煎鸡蛋 20. He devilled an article for the writer.他替作家代写了一篇文章。 21. to devil his work for him给他当助手 22. The girl devilled her parents for a new computer.这小女孩缠着父母要一台新电脑。 23. He devilled her during the tour.他在旅行中拿她打趣逗乐。 24. The young man has been devilling for the lawyer.这年轻人一直给律师当助手。 25. they prefer voting for devils than for decent men.他们宁愿投票选恶棍也不愿选正派人。 26. the cunning old devil is up to something.那个狡猾的老淘气又要捣鬼了。 27. the poor devil.可怜的家伙。 28. a lucky devil.幸运儿。 29. he was dangerous when the devil was in him.当他野性发作时就会变得很危险。 30. it's going to be the very devil to disentangle.要理清纠结在一起的是非曲直真是难透了。 31. ‘Where the devil is he?’.“他到底在哪儿？”。 32. he was deviled by a new-found fear.他为新出现的恐惧所困扰。 33. ‘Go on, be a devil and stop being so staid!’.“来，干吧。别那么慢吞吞了！” 。 34. the devil a man of you stirred himself over it.你们谁都没有为这事干点什么。 35. light-hearted, devil-may-care young pilots.无忧无虑、不顾一切的年轻飞行员们。 36. photographic equipment costs a devil of a lot.照相器材要花好多钱。 37. he was in the devil's own hurry.他极其匆忙。 38. he drove like the devil.他车开得飞快。 39. this brandy plays the devil with one's emotions!.这种白兰地会让人情绪变糟！。 40. The poor devil died in hospital two days later.那可怜的家伙两天后在医院死去。 41. Those kids can be little devils sometimes.那些孩子有时候会有点儿淘气。 42. Go on, be a devil -- buy both of them.买吧，别犹豫──把这两样都买下来。 43. He went to the Halloween party dressed up as the devil. [=Satan]他打扮成魔王撒旦参加万圣节前夕派对。 44. an imaginary world haunted by ghosts and devils [=demons]幽灵和魔鬼作祟的虚幻世界 45. "She is a tricky devil, so be careful."她可是个狡猾的捣蛋鬼，所以要小心。 46. Those kids can be little devils sometimes.那些孩子有时是小淘气。 47. The poor devil [=poor guy] broke his leg on the first day of his skiing vacation.这个可怜人在滑雪度假的第一天就摔断了腿。 48. He's such a lucky devil that he'll probably win the lottery someday.他是如此幸运的人，没准哪天就会中大奖。 49. What the devil are you talking about?你到底在说什么？ 50. Where the devil have you been?你究竟去哪了？ 51. "The shoes look great, but they're the devil to walk in. [=they are very difficult to walk in]"这双鞋看起来很不错，但是穿起来却很不舒服。 52. The new regulations have created a devil of a problem [=a very difficult problem] for many small businesses.新条例给许多小型企业带来了大难题。 53. He had a devil of a time getting another job. [=he found it very difficult to get another job]他花了很长时间重新找工作。 54. "“I don't know if I should eat anything else.” “Oh, go on, be a devil, order dessert!”"“我拿不定主意，要不要再吃点什么。”“哦，接着吃，来吧，叫点甜点！” 55. She felt caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. [=in a very bad situation]她觉得进退两难。 56. She angrily told him to go to the devil. [=(more commonly) go to hell]她非常生气地让他滚开。 57. I'm sorry to hear about your injury. It must hurt like the devil.很遗憾听说你受伤了。一定很疼吧。 58. He ran like the devil. [=he ran very fast]他急速飞奔。 59. "“Well, speak of the devil! We were just talking about you!”"“说曹操，曹操到！我们刚才还在说你呢！”