n.
魔鬼, 惡魔; [the Devil ]魔王; (=Satan)撒旦
惡人, 惡棍, 殘暴的人; 兇殘的野獸; (貪婪等)邪惡的化身
可憐的家夥(常與poor連用)
精力充沛[絕倫]的人; 了不起的人; 無所顧忌的人
棘手而令人煩惱的事
(=printer's devil)(印刷廠的)助手[學徒]
紡(破布等的)扯碎機; 打粗紗頭機
律師等的代筆者
[the devil][與 who what, where, why 連用][口]究竟, 到底, 決不
加有辛辣調味品的菜肴; 辣子肉
(=dust devil)氣小塵暴, 塵旋風
little [young] devil
小鬼(對小孩的戲稱)
work like the devil
拼命地工作
He has lost his job, poor devil!
他失業了, 可憐 的人!
How the devil is it?
到底是怎麽回事?
Though one of the engines failed, the pilot managed a safe landing .He is indeed a devil of a fellow.
盡管有壹個發動機失靈了, 這位飛行員還是設法安全著陸。他真是個了不起的家夥。
習慣用語
a [the] devil of a 討厭的; 異常的, 麻煩的; 有趣的
and the devil knows what [who] 以及其他種種(以及其他的人)
as [like] the devil [口] 極度地; 猛烈地; 拼命地
as the devil loves holy water 非常厭惡(憎恨)
be a devil to eat 很能吃, 飯量大
be a devil to work 很能幹
be in a devil of a hole [俚]處境非常尷尬
beat the devil [美, 俚]壓倒壹切, 真了不起
beat the devil out of sb. [美口]把某人打得半死, 痛毆某人
between the devil and the deep [blue] sea 進退兩難
blue devil 惡鬼
blue devils 沮喪, 憂郁 耍酒風
Each for himself and the devil take the hindmost. [諺]爭先恐後, 落後者遭殃(資產階級個人主義的準則)。
give the devil his due 平心而論, 說公道話
go to the devil 完蛋, 落魄, 毀滅 滾開! 去妳的吧!
He must [should] have a long spoon that sups with the devil. [諺]同壞人打交道必須提高警惕。
He must needs go whom [that] the devil drives.(=Needs must when the devil drives.) [諺]情勢所迫, 只好如此。
hug sb. as the devil hugs a witch [廢、謔]緊緊地擁抱某人
...is the devil (of it) ... 是壹個很大的困難, ...是壹件很討厭的事
It's easier to raise the devil than to lay him. [諺]召鬼容易驅鬼難; 請神容易送神難。
like the [a] devil (=like devils) [口]象什麽似地, 拚命地, 猛烈地
Lucky devil [口]幸運的家夥, 幸運兒
paint the devil blacker than he is 過甚其詞
play the [very] devil with (=play the devil and all with ) [口]破壞, 糟蹋, 使失敗
pull devil, pull baker 大家加油啊! 激烈的角鬥
pull the devil by the tail [口]不斷同貧困做鬥爭; 走向破產; 剩下最後壹著
raise the devil (念咒)召喚魔鬼 (=raise cain)惹亂子 [口]狂歡 [口]提出強烈抗議, 采取斷然措施
Red Devils [軍、俚]
see the devil [俚]喝醉
sell oneself [one's soul] to the devil 把靈魂出賣給魔鬼
send sb. to the devil 叫某人去見鬼[滾開]
serve the devil (for God's sake) (假借上帝名義)為非做歹, 做壞事
speak [talk] of the devil and he will [is sure to] appear 講人人到, 講鬼鬼到
the devil among the tailors 正在吵架; "惡魔在裁縫之中"的遊戲; 壹種煙火
the devil and all 全部, 整個
the devil (and all) to do 極大的麻煩; 巨大的騷亂
the devil and his dam [廢]魔鬼和比魔鬼更壞的東西
The devil can cite scripture for his purpose. [諺]魔鬼也會引證《聖經》為自己辯護。
The devil is dead. [罕]困難已經克服了; (工作、旅途等)最困難的部分業已渡過。
The devil is good [kind] to his own. [蘇諺](談到自己不喜歡的人走運時)惡人自有魔鬼保佑。
The devil is good when he is pleased. [諺]魔鬼高興時也很和氣。
The devil is not so black as he is painted. [諺]魔鬼並不象人們所畫的那麽黑(指人們害怕或不喜歡的人並不象 壹般說的那麽壞; 事情沒有傳說的那麽可怕)。
The devil knows many things because he is old. [諺]人老見識廣; 老馬識途。
the devil rebuking sin 賊喊捉賊
The devil rides on [upon] a fiddlestick. 真是怪事, 真想不到。
There will be the devil to pay. [口]那就麻煩了。
to beat the devil [美俚]又快又猛地; 非常, 在很大程度上
What [who, when, where, how, why] the devil ...? 究竟到底是什麽[誰, 什麽時候, 什麽地方, 怎樣, 為什麽等]...?
when the devil is blind 永遠不會
whip the devil round the post (=[USA]whip the devil around the stump) [口]取巧, 自欺欺人
wish sb. at the devil 恨不得某人滾得遠遠的
devil a bit [口]完全不, 壹點也不
devil a one 壹個也沒有
devil of a mess 亂七八糟
devil on two sticks 空竹, 扯鈴
devils [angels] on horseback 鹹肉包蠔(菜名)
Devil take it! 糟糕! 該死!
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