| 单词 | devil |
| 释义 | devilBrE /ˈdevl/ NAmE /ˈdevl/ noun the Devil (in the Christian , Jewish and Muslim religions 基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教) the most powerful evil being魔王；撒旦SYN Satanan evil spirit 魔鬼；恶魔◆ They believed she was possessed by devils . 他们认为她是魔鬼附身。(informal ) a person who behaves badly , especially a child 淘气鬼；冒失鬼；调皮鬼◆ a naughty little devil 小淘气鬼(informal ) used to talk about sb and to emphasize an opinion that you have of them （强调对某人的看法）人，家伙◆ 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 ! 她休假去希腊一个月，真够幸运的！ ● be a ˈdevil (BrE ) people say Be a devil !to encourage sb to do sth that they are not sure about doing （用以鼓励）别怕，勇敢点◆ Go on , be a devil , buy both of them . 来，怕什么，两个都买了吧。● better the ˌdevil you ˈknow (than the ˌdevil you ˈdon't )(saying ) 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 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● between the ˌdevil and the ˌdeep blue ˈsea in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant or unacceptable choices 进退维谷；左右为难● the ˈdevil (old-fashioned ) very difficult or unpleasant 非常困难；令人非常不快◆ These berries are the devil to pick because they're so small . 这些浆果太小了，很难摘。● the ˌdevil looks after his ˈown (saying ) bad people often seem to have good luck 坏人多好运；坏蛋自有鬼照顾；恶人自有恶人帮● the devil makes work for idle ˈhands (saying ) people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong 人闲生是非◆ She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers . 'The devil makes work for idle hands ,' she would say . 她认为那些违法活动是当地的无业青少年所为，总是说：“人一闲，惹麻烦。”● a ˈdevil of a job /time (old-fashioned ) a very difficult or unpleasant job or time 费力（或令人讨厌）的事；难熬（或令人不快）的日子◆ 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 ˈdevil !(old-fashioned , informal ) used , in an unfriendly way , to tell sb to go away 滚开；见鬼去；去你的● like the ˈdevil (old-fashioned , informal ) very hard , fast , etc .拼命；卖力；飞快◆ We ran like the devil . 我们跑得飞快。● speak /talk of the ˈdevil (informal ) people say speak /talk of the devil when sb they have been talking about appears unexpectedly 说到某人，某人就到◆ Well , speak of the devil —here's Alice now ! 嗬，说谁谁到——瞧，艾丽斯这就来啦！● what , where , who , why , etc . the ˈdevil… (old-fashioned ) used in questions to show that you are annoyed or surprised （用于问句表示烦恼或吃惊）究竟…，到底…◆ What the devil do you think you're doing ? 你到底知不知道自己在干什么？● the ˈdevil /ˈhell to pay (informal ) a lot of trouble 大麻烦；大乱子◆ There'll be hell to pay when he finds out . 一旦他发现了真相，那麻烦就大了。● sell your ˈsoul (to the devil )to do anything , even sth bad or dishonest , in return for money , success or power 出卖灵魂（或良心） |
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