| 词汇 | devil |
| 释义 | devil 13 ENTRIES FOUND: devil (noun) deviled (adjective) devil-may-care (adjective) devil's advocate (noun) devil's food cake (noun) dust devil (noun) know (verb) pay (verb) sea (noun) sell (verb) soul (noun) speak (verb) talk (verb) devil /ˈdɛvl̟/ noun plural devils devil /ˈdɛvl̟/ noun plural devils Learner's definition of DEVIL 1 a the Devil : the most powerful spirit of evil in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam who is often represented as the ruler of hell（基督教、犹太教、伊斯兰教）魔王撒旦 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。 b [count] : an evil spirit恶魔 an imaginary world haunted by ghosts and devils [=demons]幽灵和魔鬼作祟的虚幻世界 2 [count] informal a : a person who does bad things or causes trouble usually in a way that is not too serious捣蛋鬼 She is a tricky devil, so be careful.她可是个狡猾的捣蛋鬼，所以要小心。 Those kids can be little devils sometimes.那些孩子有时是小淘气。 b : a person (especially a man) who is lucky, unlucky, etc.幸运儿；可怜人 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。 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。 3 the devil informal — used to make a statement or question more forceful（用于加强陈述或疑问语气）究竟，到底 What the devil are you talking about?你到底在说什么？ Where the devil have you been?你究竟去哪了？ 4 [singular] informal : something that is very difficult or that causes a lot of trouble棘手的事；麻烦事 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。 — usually used in the phrase a devil of通常用于短语a devil of 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。 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。 — see also the devil to pay at 1pay be a devil British, informal — used to tell someone who is not sure about doing something to go ahead and do it干吧（用于鼓励犹豫不定的人勇往直前） “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！” better the devil you know than the devil you don't — used to say that it is better to deal with a difficult person or situation you know than with a new person or situation that could be worse面对熟悉的情况总比面对陌生的情况强 between the devil and the deep blue sea old-fashioned : in a situation that is difficult because you must choose between two unpleasant things进退两难 She felt caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. [=in a very bad situation]她觉得进退两难。 go to the devil informal — used to forcefully and rudely tell someone to go away and leave you alone滚开；见鬼去 She angrily told him to go to the devil. [=(more commonly) go to hell]她非常生气地让他滚开。 like the devil informal 1 : very much非常 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。 2 : with a lot of energy and speed猛烈地 He ran like the devil. [=he ran very fast]他急速飞奔。 speak/talk of the devil informal — used in speech to say that someone you have been talking about has unexpectedly appeared说到某人，某人就到 “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！” |
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