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dev.il5dev7[ln [C]an evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and horns魔鬼Hieronymus Bosch was a sixteenth century painter famous for his pictures of devils, freaks and monsters.希耶罗宁莫斯. 博希是16世纪一位以画魔鬼、怪物和妖魔著称的画家。In Christianity and Judaism, the Devil is the originator of evil and the enemy of God.(基督教和犹太教)魔王，撒旦I renounce the Devil and all his works.我唾弃撒旦和他的所有恶行。People were shocked by the horror film about a young child being possessed by the Devil.这部讲小孩被魔鬼附身的恐怖片令人们震惊。(infml) Devil is also used to refer to someone, esp. a child, who behaves badly.淘气鬼Those little/young devils broke my window with their ball.那些淘气鬼用球砸坏了我的窗子。(infml humorous) Devil is sometimes used to mean a person who enjoys doing things that might be considered to be unacceptable in some way.离经叛道的人"I'm going to wear my short black skirt and my thigh-length leather boots." "Ooh, you devil!"“我打算穿我的黑色短裙和过膝长靴。”“哦，你这个离经叛道的家伙!”"Have another slice of cake--go on, be a devil!"“再来一片蛋糕----吃呀，就放纵一次吧!”(infml) You can also call a person a devil when you are expressing your opinion about something that has happened to them.对他人的称呼，表达称呼者对发生在他人身上的事的意见I hear you've got a new car, you lucky devil!我听说你有了辆新车，你这个幸运儿!He's been ill for weeks, the poor devil.他病了几个星期了，真是个可怜人。(dated) A/the devil of means extremely difficult or serious.极困难的，极严重的We've got a devil of a decision/mess/problem facing us here, Peter.彼得，我们这里面临着极其难于作出的决定/解决的混乱局面/解决的问题。We had the devil of a job/time trying to find the place!(humorous or dated) Devil-may-care means not worrying or caring about the results of your actions.不担心，不关心(行动结果)，无所顾忌的He has a rather devil-may-care attitude to his studies.对学业，他持相当轻率的态度。(dated, esp. literary) If you tell someone to go to the devil you are annoyed with them and want them to go away.滚蛋，见鬼去You can go to the devil, young man, and I hope I never see your face again!你可以滚蛋了，年轻人，我希望再不要看见你!People sometimes say speak/talk of the devil when the person they were talking about appears unexpectedly.说到曹操(曹操就到)Did you hear what happened to Anna yesterday--oh, speak of the devil, here she is.你听说昨天发生在安娜身上的事了吗?----哦，说到曹操，曹操就到。The devil can be used to give emphasis to a question.到底，究竟(起强调问句的作用)What the devil are you doing?你到底在做些什么?Where the devil has Jeremy put that paper?杰里米究竟把那份文件放哪儿去了?I haven't seen you for ages! How the devil are you?好久不见!你到底如何呀?(dated) If he catches you doing that there'll be the devil to pay (= a lot of trouble)!要是你正在做那事时被他发现，麻烦就大了!The devil's own means extremely difficult or bad.极端困难或极严重的We had the devil's own job/time finding the place!找到这地方可费了我们不少周折/时间!She's had the devil's own luck finding a job.她找工作倒霉透了。If you are between the devil and the deep blue sea, you have two choices but both of them are equally unpleasant or inconvenient.在魔鬼和深海之间，进退两难(saying) 'Give the devil his due'means admitting that someone you do not like or admire still has particular good qualities.承认自己不喜欢或不佩服的人也有好品质;凭心而论I don't like the man but--give the devil his due--he works incredibly hard.我不喜欢这人，但是----凭心而论----他工作极其努力。In an argument or discussion, a devil's advocate is a person who supports an unpopular or opposite argument in order to make people think seriously about the matter, and question the truth of the most widely held belief.(欲使人们认真思考并质疑而)故意持僻论、唱反调的人Joe didn't really believe the things he was saying in the meeting, he was just playing devil's advocate.乔不是真的相信他在会上所说的，他只是故意唱反调而已。(esp. Am) Devil's food cake is a strong-tasting dark chocolate cake.巧克力蛋糕(saying) 'The devil finds work for idle hands' means that if you have nothing to do, you are more likely to get involved in trouble or crime.魔鬼专为游手好闲的人找事儿干。闲中生事。
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