英语释义

1. the personal supreme spirit of evil often represented in Christian belief as the tempter of humankind, the leader of all apostate angels, and the ruler of hell —usually used with the —often used as an interjection, an intensive, or a generalized term of abuse
what the devil is this?the devil you say!

2. an evil spirit demon

3. an extremely wicked person fiend

4. a great evil

5. a person of notable energy, recklessness, and dashing spirit also one who is mischievous
those kids are little devils today

6. fellow —usually used in the phrases poor devil, lucky devil

7. something very trying or provoking
having a devil of a time with this problem

8. severe criticism or rebuke hell —used with the
I'll probably catch the devil for this

9. the difficult, deceptive, or problematic part of something
the devil is in the details

10. dust devil

11. the opposite of Truth a belief in sin, sickness, and death evil, error

12. faced with two equally objectionable alternatives

13. severe consequences —used with the
there'll be the devil to pay if we're late

14. to season highly
deviled eggs

15. tease, annoy

16. the most powerful spirit of evil in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam who is often represented as the ruler of hell

17. an evil spirit

18. a person who does bad things or causes trouble usually in a way that is not too serious

19. the most powerful spirit of evil

20. an evil spirit demon, fiend

21. a wicked or cruel person

22. an attractive, mischievous, or unfortunate person
a handsome devil poor devils

英汉例句

• The pirates had to fight and be killed or give up and be hanged; they were between the devil and the deep blue sea .

  海盗们必须抵抗战死，或投降然后被绞死。他们真是进退维谷。

• Another expression, between the devil and the deep blue sea , also gives you a choice between two equally dangerous things.

  另一个表达语：在恶魔与深海之间。同样也是在两个相同危险的事物之间做出选择。

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fiend魔鬼；能手；成癖者

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Old Nick撒旦，妖魔

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