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devil/ˈdev(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 (usu. 通常作 the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan (基督教和犹太教中的)魔鬼；撒旦 2a an evil spirit; a demon; a superhuman malignant being 邪恶的精灵；恶魔；魔王 b a personified evil force or attribute 人格化了的邪恶力量(或特性) 3a a wicked or cruel person 恶棍；邪恶(或残酷狠毒)的人 b a mischievously energetic, clever, or self-willed person 好恶作剧能干而精力旺盛的人；聪明任性的人 4 colloq. a person, a fellow [口]人；家伙 lucky devil 幸运儿 5 fighting spirit, mischievousness 斗志；淘气 the devil is in him tonight 他今天晚上着魔似地精力旺盛 6 colloq. something difficult or awkward [口]困难(或尴尬)的事 this door is a devil to open 这扇门打开真费劲 7 (the devil or the Devil) colloq. used as an exclamation of surprise or annoyance [口]究竟，到底(用作惊奇或恼怒的感叹) who the devil are you? 你到底是谁 ? 8 Brit. a literary hack exploited by an employer [英]雇用文人 9 a junior legal counsel 律师助手 10 = TASMANIAN DEVIL 11 an instrument or machine, esp. one fitted with sharp teeth or spikes, used for tearing or other destructive work 粉碎机；切碎机(尤指装有尖齿状物或长钉，用于撕裂或其他破坏性工作的器械或机器) 12 S. Afr. [南非] = DUST DEVIL ●v. (devilled, devilling; US [美] deviled, deviling) 1 tr. cook (food) with hot seasoning 拌辣味料烹调(食物) 2 intr. Brit. act as a devil for an author or barrister [英]为作家捉刀；给律师当助手 3 tr. US harass, worry [美]困扰；烦恼 □ between the devil and the deep blue sea in a dilemma 进退两难 □ devil-may-care cheerful and reckless 无所顾虑；不在意 □ a devil of colloq. a considerable, difficult, or remarkable [口]相当的；麻烦的；非常的 □ devil a one not even one 连一个也没有 □ devil's own colloq. very difficult or unusual [口]十分困难的，不寻常的 the devil's own job 非常艰难的工作 □ devil take the hindmost a motto of selfish competition 让逃得最慢的人被魔鬼抓去吧；落后者遭殃(你死我活竞争的箴言) □ the devil to pay trouble to be expected 倒霉；预期的麻烦 □ go to the devil 1 be damned 滚开！见你的鬼去 ! 2 (in imper. 用于祈使句) depart at once 立即走开 □ like the devil with great energy 精力充沛地 □ play the devil with cause severe damage to 搞坏；搅乱 □ speak (or talk) of the devil said when a person appears just after being mentioned 说曹操，曹操到 □ the very devil (作 predic.) colloq. a great difficulty or nuisance [口]极大的困难，极为讨厌 [Old English dēofol via Late Latin diabolus from Greek diabolos ‘accuser, slanderer’, from dia ‘across’ + ballō ‘to throw’] |