devil
noun
ˈdevəl
noun
1
the devil the Devil
also
又作
the
most
powerful
evil
spirit
in
some
religions,
especially
in
Christianity
〔尤指基督教中的〕魔鬼;
2
an
evil
spirit
邪魔，邪灵;
C
The
villagers
believed
a
devil
had
taken
control
of
his
body.
村民相信他已邪魔附身了。
3
speak of the devil also talk of the devil
又作
used
when
someone
you
have
just
been
talking
about
walks
into
the
room
where
you
are
正说到某人他就来了; 说曹操，曹操到
BrE spoken
4
poor/lucky/handsome etc devil
used
to
talk
about
someone
who
you
feel
sorry
for,
who
is
lucky
etc
[口] 可怜的/幸运的/漂亮等的家伙等
spoken
What
on
earth
is
wrong
with
the
poor
devil?
这可怜的家伙到底出什么事了？
5
little/old devil
used
to
talk
about
a
child
or
an
older
man
who
behaves
badly,
but
who
you
like
[口] 这小捣蛋/这老家伙
spoken
He’s
a
naughty
little
devil.
他是个顽皮的小捣蛋。
I
really
miss
the
old
devil.
我非常牵挂这老家伙。
6
be a devil
used
to
persuade
someone
to
do
something
they
are
not
sure
they
should
do
[英，口] 〔用来说服某人做犹豫不决的事〕别怕，勇敢些
BrE spoken
Go
on,
be
a
devil,
have
another
gin
and
tonic.
来，怕什么，再来一杯掺奎宁水的杜松子酒。
7
what/who/why etc the devil?
used
to
show
that
you
are
surprised
or
annoyed
[过时，口] 究竟是什么鬼名堂/哪个鬼家伙/为什么等？〔表示惊讶或恼怒〕
old-fashioned spoken
How
the
devil
should
I
know
what
she’s
thinking?
我怎么会知道她到底在想些什么？
8
a devil of a time/job etc
a
difficult
or
unpleasant
time,
job
etc
[过时，口] 难熬的时光/费力的工作等
old-fashioned spoken
We
had
a
devil
of
a
job
trying
to
get
the
carpet
clean
again.
我们要把地毯再弄干净，真是麻烦极了。
9
go to the devil!
used
to
tell
someone
rudely
to
go
away
or
stop
annoying
you
[过时，口] 滚开！去你的！
old-fashioned spoken
10
do sth like the devil
10.
to
do
something
very
fast
or
using
a
lot
of
force
[过时，口] 拼命地做某事，使劲地做某事
old-fashioned spoken
They
rang
the
bell
and
ran
like
the
devil.
他们按了门铃，然后就飞快地跑开了。
11
better the devil you know (than the devil you don’t)
11.
used
to
say
that
it
is
better
to
deal
with
someone
or
something
you
know,
even
if
you
do
not
like
them,
than
to
deal
with
someone
or
something
new
that
might
be
worse
两害相权取其轻，宁跟认识的魔鬼打交道（比跟不认识的魔鬼打交道好）
12
between the devil and the deep blue sea
12.
in
a
difficult
situation
because
there
are
only
two
choices
you
can
make
and
both
of
them
are
unpleasant
进退维谷，左右为难
13
... and the devil take the hindmost
13.
used
to
say
that
everyone
in
a
situation
only
cares
about
what
happens
to
themselves
and
does
not
care
about
other
people
魔鬼专抓落后者; 要鬼捉不到，抢在人前逃〔形容人人只顾及自己而不管别人〕