devilnoun
魔王；魔鬼；撒旦
the most powerful evil being
魔王；魔鬼；恶魔
an evil spirit
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
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
I miss the old devil, now that he's gone.
老家伙这一走，我还真想他。
She's off to Greece for a month─lucky devil!
她去希腊一个月——真是个幸运儿！
people say Be a devil! to encourage sb to do sth that they are not sure about doing
来，怕什么，两个都买了吧！
Go on, be a devil, buy both of them.
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
in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant or unacceptable choices
very difficult or unpleasant
这些浆果太小了，很难摘。
These berries are the devil to pick because they're so small.
bad people often seem to have good luck
people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong
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”。
She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers. ‘The devil makes work for idle hands,’ she would say.
a very difficult or unpleasant job or time
我费了九牛二虎之力才找到你。
I've had a devil of a job finding you.
used, in an unfriendly way, to tell sb to go away
very hard, fast, etc.
我们跑得飞快。
We ran like the devil.
people say speak/talk of the devil when sb they have been talking about appears unexpectedly
嗬，说曹操，曹操就到——瞧，艾丽斯这不来啦！
Well, speak of the devil─here's Alice now!
used in questions to show that you are annoyed or surprised
你到底想干什么？
What the devil do you think you're doing?
a lot of trouble
一旦他发现了真相，那麻烦就大了。
There'll be hell to pay when he finds out.
devil
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N-PROPER (犹太教、基督教和伊斯兰教中的)魔王，撒旦
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N-COUNT 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
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N-COUNT (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 .I felt sorry for Blake, poor devil...
我替布莱克感到难过，这个可怜的家伙。
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N-COUNT 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.'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。
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PHRASE (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.He was always a devil of a nuisance...
他总是极讨人厌。
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PHRASE 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. -
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PHRASE (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.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。
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PHRASE 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.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。
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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 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.Every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost.
人人都只考虑自己，谁落后谁倒霉。
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PHRASE 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. -
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PHRASE 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. -
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PHRASE 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！
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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 as what the devil ,how the devil, or why the devil .'What the devil's the matter?'
“究竟出了什么事？”
noun
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- a word used in exclamations of confusion
- what the devil
- the deuce with it
- the dickens you say
- Synonym: deuce dickens
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- an evil supernatural being
- Synonym: fiend demon daemon daimon
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- a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
- he chased the young hellions out of his yard
- Synonym: hellion heller
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- a cruel wicked and inhuman person
- Synonym: monster fiend demon ogre
verb
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- coat or stuff with a spicy paste
- devilled eggs
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- 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
- Synonym: annoy rag get to bother get at irritate rile nark nettle gravel vex chafe
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The devil shows the way to the third floor .
魔王指引往第三楼层的方向。
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I was a good devil , wasn 't I ?
我是个好魔王，对吧？
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Go on , be a devil , buy both of them .
来，怕什么，两个都买了吧！
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I 've had a devil of a job finding you .
我费了九牛二虎之力才找到你。
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You sly old devil ! How long have you known ?
你这个老滑头！你知道有多久了？
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What the devil do you think you 're doing ?
你到底想干什么？
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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！
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Often the interviewer will need to play devil 's advocate in order to get a discussion going .
采访者常常需要故意唱唱反调以使访谈继续下去。
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She 's off to Greece for a month ─ lucky devil !
她去希腊一个月——真是个幸运儿！
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We ran like the devil .
我们跑得飞快。
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These berries are the devil to pick because they 're so small .
这些浆果太小了，很难摘。
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He was a miserable old devil .
他真是个令人厌烦的老家伙。
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She has convinced herself that she is possessed by the devil .
她确信自己被魔鬼附了身。
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The leader seemed the devil incarnate .
那个首领好像是魔鬼的化身。
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He 's a crafty old devil .
他是个奸诈狡猾的家伙。
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They believed she was possessed by devils .
他们认为她是魔鬼附身。
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He must have driven like the devil .
他一定是把车开得飞快。
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Right now the poor old devil 's drinking himself silly
这会儿那可怜的老家伙又喝得糊里糊涂的了。
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Every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost .
人人都只考虑自己，谁落后谁倒霉。
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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。
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She even claimed the couple 's daughter was possessed by the devil
她甚至宣称那对夫妇的女儿被魔鬼附了体。
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' What the devil 's the matter ? '
“究竟出了什么事？”
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It 's a devil of a tricky problem , isn 't it ?
这是个非常棘手的问题，不是吗？
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At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil
牧师在大弥撒上布道驱邪。
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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。
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Susie , you 're a determined little devil .
苏茜，你真是个坚决的小家伙。
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You 're a scheming little devil , aren 't you ?
你是个耍阴谋诡计的小魔鬼，对不对？
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' 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。
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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。
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I felt sorry for Blake , poor devil
我替布莱克感到难过，这个可怜的家伙。
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