| 单词 | devil |
| 释义 | devildevil /ˈdɛvəl/ ●●○ noun 1the devil (also the Devil) the most powerful evil spirit in some religions, especially in Christianity SYN Satan2[countable] an evil spirit SYN demon: The villagers believed a devil had taken control of the old woman.3little/old devil informal humorous used to talk about a child or an older man who behaves badly, but who you likeSPOKEN PHRASES4lucky/poor etc. devil someone who is lucky, unlucky, etc.: Some lucky devil in Cedar Falls won the lottery.5what/who/why etc. the devil? used to emphasize that you are surprised or annoyed when you are asking a question: How the devil should I know?6do something like the devil to do something very fast or using a lot of force: They rang the doorbell and ran like the devil.7a devil of a time old-fashioned a very difficult or bad time, job, etc.: We had a devil of a time getting the carpet clean again.8the devil made me do it humorous used to make an excuse for something bad you have done9better the devil you know (than the devil you don’t) used to say that it is better to deal with someone or something you know that you may not like, than to deal with someone or something new that might be worse10play/be (the) devil’s advocate to pretend that you disagree with something so that there will be a discussion about it: Letting people play devil’s advocate too much can really slow a meeting down.11BAD PERSON old-fashioned someone who is very bad or evil12have the devil to pay old-fashioned to have a lot of trouble because of something you have done: If we don’t get this in on time, we’ll have the devil to pay.13give the devil his due to praise someone that you do not like for something good he or she has done: Give the devil his due – he did a lot for foreign policy.[Origin: Old English deofol, from Greek diabolos] → see also speak of the devil at speak of (3) |
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