bedevil
/bɪˈdevəl/verb
(bedevilled, bedevilling; <美> bedeviled, bedeviling) with obj.
1- (of something bad) cause great and continual trouble（坏事情）困扰, 纠缠：
the problems that have recently bedevilled the club.
近来困扰俱乐部的问题。
1.1
- (of a person) torment or harass（人）折磨, 使烦恼, 骚扰：
he bedevilled them with petty practical jokes.
他搞一些小小的恶作剧捉弄他们。
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