devil

n.魔鬼；家伙；淘气鬼；冒失鬼

vt.虐待，折磨；（用扯碎机）扯碎；（替作家，律师等）做助手；抹辣味料烤制或煎煮

noun

1. 魔王；魔鬼；撒旦
   the most powerful evil being
2. 魔王；魔鬼；恶魔
   an evil spirit
   1. They believed she was possessed by devils.
      他们认为她是魔鬼附身。
3. 淘气鬼；冒失鬼；调皮鬼
   a person who behaves badly, especially a child
   1. a naughty little devil
      小淘气鬼
4. （强调对某人的看法）人，家伙
   used to talk about sb and to emphasize an opinion that you have of them
   1. I miss the old devil, now that he's gone.
      老家伙这一走，我还真想他。
   2. She's off to Greece for a month─lucky devil!
      她去希腊一个月——真是个幸运儿！

n. 魔鬼；撒旦；家伙；恶棍；淘气鬼；冒失鬼 vt. 虐待，折磨；（用扯碎机）扯碎；（替作家，律师等）做助手；抹辣味料烤制或煎煮

名词复数形式:devils 过去式:devilled 过去分词:devilled 现在分词:devilling 第三人称单数:devils

devil 魔鬼devil ’s advocate 故意唱反调的人

来自拉丁语diabolus, 穿过，诽谤，攻击，词源同diabolic.来自dia-，穿过，-ball, 投掷，词源同ballistic, kill. 后用于指魔鬼。来自天主教神学名词。原指教堂的一项特殊职务，其职能是对即将宣圣或成为圣徒的凡人进行行为或德行审查，以确保成为圣徒者德行之完美，其对应职务为God’s advocate. 其原先功能部分类似于现在的中纪委，而现在的词义就类似于走过场，一唱一和以使程序完美。

1. The poster showed a caricature of Hitler with a devil's horns and tail
   海报漫画中的希特勒长着魔鬼的犄角和尾巴。
2. I felt sorry for Blake, poor devil
   我替布莱克感到难过，这个可怜的家伙。
3. Manfred, you're a suspicious old devil
   曼弗雷德，你是个可疑的老家伙。
4. Susie, you're a determined little devil.
   苏茜，你真是个坚决的小家伙。
5. 'I think he was a bit of a devil,' Constance said.
   “我想他有点儿淘气，”康斯坦丝说道。
6. He was always a devil of a nuisance
   他总是极讨人厌。
7. It's a devil of a tricky problem, isn't it?
   这是个非常棘手的问题，不是吗？
8. We had the devil's own job to persuade him to take part.
   我们说服他参加可费了一番周折。
9. He drives himself on, working like the devil from seven in the morning until midnight
   他不断敦促自己，从早上7点一直拼命工作到午夜。
10. He must have driven like the devil.
    他一定是把车开得飞快。
11. Every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost.
    人人都只考虑自己，谁落后谁倒霉。
12. Well, talk of the devil!
    呵，说曹操，曹操就到！
13. 'What the devil's the matter?'
    “究竟出了什么事？”
14. Tim wondered how the devil they had managed it
    蒂姆想知道他们究竟是怎么做到的。
15. 'Why the devil did you do that?'
    “你到底为什么要那样做？”
16. She even claimed the couple's daughter was possessed by the devil
    她甚至宣称那对夫妇的女儿被魔鬼附了体。
17. They were convinced the girls 'behaviour was due to possession by the devil.
    他们相信了这些女孩之所以有如此举动是因为鬼魂附体。
18. At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil
    牧师在大弥撒上布道驱邪。
19. You're a scheming little devil, aren't you?
    你是个耍阴谋诡计的小魔鬼，对不对？
20. Right now the poor old devil's drinking himself silly
    这会儿那可怜的老家伙又喝得糊里糊涂的了。
21. What this country is doing in Africa is as much as holding a light to the devil.
    这个国家在非洲的行动无异于助桀为虐。
22. To give the devil his due, he is quite a conscientious worker.
    平心而论，他工作还是认真的。
23. The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
    为了达到目的，魔鬼也会援引圣经。
24. You devil!
    你这个死鬼！
25. It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him.
    召鬼容易驱鬼难。
26. "how& what the devil's this about?" exclaimed the bridegroom.
    “怎么啦&这是出了什么鬼事儿？”新郎大声问道。
27. What a miserable old devil he was!
    他是多么可恶的吝啬鬼呀！
28. She was possessed by a devil.
    她被魔鬼迷住了。
29. You devil! where have you been all this while?
    你这个死鬼，刚才跑到哪儿去了？