音标:['devәl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 魔鬼
vt. 折磨, 戏弄
n. an evil supernatural being
n. a word used in exclamations of confusion
v. coat or stuff with a spicy paste
词型变化: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
考试类型:[四级/六级/考研]
词性分布:
名词98%
动词2%

devil的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. They believed she had been possessed by devils.他们认为她是受魔鬼控制了。
  2. He believes in devils and witches.他相信魔鬼、巫婆这类事.
  3. I bet you were a little devil when you were youger.我猜你年轻的时候一定是个小淘气鬼。
  4. My niece is a little devil.我的侄女是个调皮鬼。
  5. She found out her husband was a devil soon after her marriage.结婚后不久她就发现她丈夫是一个邪恶的人。
  6. The mercy on the devil is the cruelty to the kind.对坏人的同情就是对好人的残忍。
  7. He failed his examination, poor devil.他考试不及格,可怜的家伙。
  8. I'm having a devil of a job fixing my car.我修我这辆汽车可费劲了。
  9. This job is the very devil.这份工作十分棘手。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. The little boy devils papa for a toy.这个小男孩缠着爸爸买玩具。
  2. She devils for the writer.她是这位作家的助手。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. The Devil tempted Adam and Eve.魔鬼诱惑了亚当和夏娃。
  2. She was possessed by a devil.她被魔鬼迷住了。
  3. The poor devils have been stuck at the airport for three days.那些可怜的家伙被困在机场已经三天了。
  4. What the devil happened?究竟出了什么事?

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
between the devil and the deep blue sea
    进退两难 with a choice between two equally unpleasant alternatives
devil's advocate
    故意唱反调的人 person who speaks against sb/sth simply to encourage discussion
play the very devil with
    搞坏; 糟蹋 make worse or misbehave
the devil take the hindmost
    人人应自保,不可顾他人 sb should look after himself and not care about others

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • catch the devil受到严厉的责备
  • go to the devil完蛋,滚开
  • run〔work〕 like devil拼命地跑〔工作〕
形容词+~
  • lucky devil幸运儿
  • poor devil可怜的人
介词+~
  • between the devil and the deep sea进退两难
  • in a devil of a mess一塌糊涂

经典引文

  • Black as the devill, and as treacherous.

    出自:T. Herbert
  • And wonders why the devil he got heirs.

    出自:Byron
  • The devil appears himself, Armed and accoutred, horns and hoofs and tail!

    出自:Browning
  • 'That is W,' said the teacher. 'The Devil!' exclaimed the boy, 'is that W?'

    出自:R. W. Emerson
  • Wesley could not see why the devil should have all the good tunes.

    出自:J. E. Hopkins
  • Jesus was then led away..into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.

    出自:New English Bible: Matthew
  • Who the devil do you think gave it to me?

    出自:J. Gores
  • Devil take the hindmost (a motto of selfish competition). Give the Devil his due. Needs must when the Devil drives. Talk of the Devil (and he is bound to appear) (said when someone arrives just after being mentioned). The Devil can quote Scripture for his own ends. The Devil finds work for idle hands to do. The Devil is not so black as he is painted. The Devil looks after his own.

    出自:Proverbs
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