英语词汇“to play the devil”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. to play the devil (also the very devil, the devil and all): to do mischief; to cause severe harm, damage, or disruption; to play havoc, ruin. In later use chiefly with with.

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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > become disordered [verb (intransitive)] > cause disorder

to make havoc1480

to play the devil (also the very devil, the devil and all)1542

to play the dickens1771

to work havoca1774

to play smash1841

to play havoc1910

1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth ix. sig. E.iii The malt worme playeth the deuyll so fast in the heade.

a1592 R. Greene Comicall Hist. Alphonsus (1599) i. sig. B3 Burning Townes and sacking Cities faire, Doth play the diuell where some ere he comes.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iii. 336 Seeme a Saint when most I play the Diuell .

1656 H. Jeanes Mixture Scholasticall Divinity 119 The word was incarnate, and shall we play the incarnate Divels?

1712 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 8 Mar. (1948) II. 508 A race of Rakes..that play the devil about this Town every Night.

1790 W. Combe Devil upon Two Sticks II. viii. 42 She played the devil with her husband,—she now plays the devil with the man who keeps her,—and she will, one of these days, play the devil with herself.

1811 in Col. Hawker Diary (1893) I. 35 I should have played the devil with his pheasants.

1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 15 Apr. (1939) 155 A bad report from that quarter would play the D——l.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xix. 335 Salt water plays the devil with a uniform.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 146 Your firm and determined intention..to play the devil with everything and everybody.

1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ ii. 20 It'll play the devil with us if we can't make good.

1985 S. Hood Storm from Paradise (1988) 112 The station porter..cast doubts on the possibility of getting much further that night. The weather had played the devil with the timetables.

1988 E. Fox-Genovese Within Plantation Househ. vi. 313 Lou Smith's mistress always played the devil when the master was away.

2004 G. Smith Higher Ground xviii. 99 He played the devil with those he disliked and for whom he had no tolerance.

单词	to play the devil
释义	> as lemmas to play the devil (also the very devil, the devil and all) a. to play the devil (also the very devil, the devil and all): to do mischief; to cause severe harm, damage, or disruption; to play havoc, ruin. In later use chiefly with with. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > become disordered [verb (intransitive)] > cause disorder to make havoc1480 to play the devil (also the very devil, the devil and all)1542 to play the dickens1771 to work havoca1774 to play smash1841 to play havoc1910 1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth ix. sig. E.iii The malt worme playeth the deuyll so fast in the heade. a1592 R. Greene Comicall Hist. Alphonsus (1599) i. sig. B3 Burning Townes and sacking Cities faire, Doth play the diuell where some ere he comes. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III i. iii. 336 Seeme a Saint when most I play the Diuell . View more context for this quotation 1656 H. Jeanes Mixture Scholasticall Divinity 119 The word was incarnate, and shall we play the incarnate Divels? 1712 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 8 Mar. (1948) II. 508 A race of Rakes..that play the devil about this Town every Night. 1790 W. Combe Devil upon Two Sticks II. viii. 42 She played the devil with her husband,—she now plays the devil with the man who keeps her,—and she will, one of these days, play the devil with herself. 1811 in Col. Hawker Diary (1893) I. 35 I should have played the devil with his pheasants. 1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 15 Apr. (1939) 155 A bad report from that quarter would play the D——l. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xix. 335 Salt water plays the devil with a uniform. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvi. 146 Your firm and determined intention..to play the devil with everything and everybody. 1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ ii. 20 It'll play the devil with us if we can't make good. 1985 S. Hood Storm from Paradise (1988) 112 The station porter..cast doubts on the possibility of getting much further that night. The weather had played the devil with the timetables. 1988 E. Fox-Genovese Within Plantation Househ. vi. 313 Lou Smith's mistress always played the devil when the master was away. 2004 G. Smith Higher Ground xviii. 99 He played the devil with those he disliked and for whom he had no tolerance. extracted from deviln. < as lemmas
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