英语词汇“raise 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 large dark-coloured beetle (Staphylinus olens) that turns up its tail when threatened

A name given to the 88th Regiment in the Peninsular War, also to the Inns of Court Volunteers

raise hell or raise the devil see under raise¹

talk of the devil

Here comes the person we were talking of

the devil and all

Much fuss
Turmoil

the devil to pay

Serious trouble (as a consequence of an action, etc)

raise¹ /rāz/

transitive verb

To cause to rise
To make higher or greater
To lift
To exalt
To advance
To elevate
To cause to stand up or upright
To rouse
To stir up
To elate
To rear, grow or breed (children, animals, etc)
To produce
To give rise to
To build, erect
To bring into being
To bring to life (from the dead)
To utter (esp a question)
To establish
To institute
To bring forward into consideration or notice
To bring into relief
To intensify
To call up
To cause (land) to rise in view by approaching (nautical)
To contact by radio
To make a higher bid than (cards)
To levy, get together, collect (taxes, an army, etc)
To cause (a lump) to swell
To extol
To remove, take off
To produce a nap on

noun

An act of raising or lifting
A rising road
An increase in wages or salary (informal; esp N American)

ORIGIN: ME reisen, from ON reisa, causative of rīsa to rise; cf rise and rear²

raisˈable or raiseˈable adjective

raisˈer noun

Someone who or something that raises a building, etc
The riser of a step

raisˈing noun

raised beach noun (geology)

An old sea margin above the present water level

raised bog noun

A type of sphagnum bog, convex in shape and caused by the upward growth of vegetation and failure of dead plant material to decompose

raised pastry or raised pie noun

A pastry or pie without support of a dish at the sides

raisˈing-bee noun (US)

A gathering of neighbours to help in raising the frame of a house, etc

raise a hand to

To hit, or generally treat badly

raise an eyebrow or raise one's eyebrows

To look surprised (at)

raise a siege

To abandon, or put an end to, a siege

raise Cain or raise the roof (informal)

To make a lot of noise
To be extremely angry

raise hell or raise the devil (informal)

To make a lot of trouble

raise money on

To get money by pawning or selling, esp privately

raise one's glass

To drink a health (to)

raise one's hat

To take one's hat off in salutation (to)

raise the market (upon) (stock exchange)

To bring about a rise in prices (to the disadvantage of)

raise the wind (slang)

To get together the necessary money by any means

devil /devˈl or -il/

raise1 /rāz/

raise¹ /rāz/