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devilBrE /ˈdevl/NAmE /ˈdevl/ nounthe 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 Satan an 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 ˈseain 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） |