devil
US
UK devil n: (evil supernatural being)
SC 魔鬼 mó guǐ
SC 恶魔 mó guǐ，è mó
Hell is supposed to be full of devils.
地狱里应该充满了恶魔。
the devil, the Devil n: often capitalized (religion: evil being, Satan) (宗教)
SC 撒旦，魔鬼 sā dàn，mó guǐ
The preacher warned his congregation not to allow the Devil to tempt them.
牧师警告教众勿让魔鬼诱惑自己。
devil n: figurative (evil person)
SC 魔鬼般的人，恶棍，狠毒的人 mó guǐ bān de rén，è gùn，hěn dú de rén
SC 淘气鬼，调皮鬼，冒失鬼 táo qì guǐ，tiáo pí guǐ，mào shī guǐ
TC 淘氣鬼，調皮鬼(尤指小孩)
TC 淘氣鬼，調皮鬼(尤指小孩)
The dictator was a devil to his people.
那位独裁者在自己人民眼中是个魔鬼。
devil n: figurative, informal (mischievous person)
SC 捣蛋鬼 dǎo dàn guǐ
TC 搗蛋鬼
TC 搗蛋鬼
SC 调皮鬼 dǎo dàn guǐ，tiáo pí guǐ
TC 調皮鬼
TC 調皮鬼
Those devils poured a bucket of water over me!
那些捣蛋鬼浇了我一桶的水！
devil [sb] vtr: mainly US (annoy, harass)
SC 纠缠 jiū chán
SC 困扰 jiū chán，kùn rǎo
SC 骚扰 jiū chán，sāo rǎo
TC 騷擾
TC 騷擾
The journalists kept devilling the politician.
记者们对那位政客纠缠不休。
devil [sth] vtr: (food: prepare with spices) (食物)
SC 用调料做...，往...放调味品
I'm devilling an egg for lunch.
我往鸡蛋里放调味品做成午饭吃。
the devil interj: (emphatic expletive, mild oath) (感叹语)
SC 见鬼，该死，究竟，到底 jiàn guǐ，gāi sǐ，jiū jìng，dào dǐ
TC 究竟，到底
TC 究竟，到底
The devil, he will; I'm putting a stop to it right now. Who the devil told you that?
见鬼，他一定会的；我这就要阻止它。究竟是谁告诉你那些的？
a devil n: figurative, informal ([sth] difficult, resistant)
SC 难办的事 nán bàn de shì
TC 難辦的事
TC 難辦的事
SC 棘手的事 nán bàn de shì，jí shǒu de shì
This job is a devil, but it's interesting.
这项工作十分棘手，但也很有趣。
a devil of a n: figurative, informal ([sth] difficult, unpleasant)
SC 极其糟糕的
SC 非常麻烦的 fēi cháng má fán de
My family has had a devil of a time this past year.
去年我家过得极其糟糕。
a devil of a n: figurative, informal ([sth] bad)
SC 非常严重的 fēi cháng yán zhòng de
SC 极其糟糕的
That's a devil of a bruise you've got there; what happened?
between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place, between Scylla and Charybdis expr: figurative (facing a dilemma)
SC 处于两难境地
SC 左右为难 zuǒ yòu wéi nán
the Devil incarnate n: figurative (embodiment of evil, [sb] wicked) (比喻恶人)
SC 魔鬼的化身 mó guǐ de huà shēn
A great many people regard Hitler as the Devil incarnate.
在许多人眼里，希特勒就是魔鬼的化身。
devil ray n: (manta ray: flat-bodied fish)
SC 蝠鲼 fú fèn
SC 魔鬼魟 fú fèn，mó guǐ gōng
Steve Irwin met his death when he was stung by a devil ray on the Great Barrier Reef.
devil-may-care adj: informal (person, approach: reckless) (非正式用语，人)
SC 肆无忌惮的 sì wú jì dàn de
SC 无所顾忌的(做事方式等)
SC 不顾一切的 sì wú jì dàn de，bú gù yí qiè de
devil's advocate n: figurative (argues for [sth] unpopular)
SC 为抬杠而唱反调的人 wèi tái gàng ér chàng fǎn diào de rén
Can I play devil's advocate, and ask you a question?
dust devil n: (small whirlwind)
SC 尘卷风 chén juǎn fēng
TC 塵捲風
TC 塵捲風
SC 尘暴 chén juǎn fēng，chén bào
Visitors to Texas are likely to see dust devils on the highway.
little devil n: figurative, informal (naughty child)
SC 小恶魔 xiǎo è mó
TC 小惡魔
TC 小惡魔
SC 小淘气 xiǎo è mó，xiǎo táo qì
TC 小淘氣
TC 小淘氣
My brother was a little devil when he was young.
lucky devil n: figurative, informal ([sb] fortunate or envied)
SC 幸运儿，幸运的家伙，走运的家伙
she-devil n: figurative, pejorative (evil woman)
SC 狠毒的女人, 女恶魔
Talk of the devil, Speak of the devil interj: ([sb] just mentioned arrives)
SC 说曹操，曹操到
the devil is in the details, the devil is in the detail expr: (problematic small parts)
SC 细节为王
SC 魔鬼藏在细节中
Read the contract carefully; the devil is in the details.
What the heck? What the devil? interj: slang (disbelief, incomprehension)
SC 搞什么鬼？
what the heck, what the devil pron: slang (incomprehension)
SC 究竟 jiū jìng
TC 究竟
TC 究竟
I don't know what the heck is taking him so long.
what the heck, what the devil expr: slang (what)
SC 怎么回事
What the heck is going on here?