- n. 魔鬼；撒旦；家伙；惡棍；淘氣鬼；冒失鬼
- vt. 虐待，折磨；（用扯碎機(jī)）扯碎；（替作家，律師等）做助手；抹辣味料烤制或煎煮
詞組搭配
be a devil!
(informal)said when encouraging someone to do something that they are hesitating to do
(非正式)干吧（用于鼓勵(lì)某人去做其正在遲疑不決是否要做的事情）
‘Go on, be a devil and stop being so staid!’.
“來(lái)，干吧。別那么慢吞吞了！” 。
devil a —
(archaic)not even one or any
(古)連一個(gè)也沒(méi)有
the devil a man of you stirred himself over it.
你們誰(shuí)都沒(méi)有為這事干點(diǎn)什么。
the devil can quote scripture for his purpose
(proverb)people may conceal unworthy motives by reciting words that sound morally authoritative
(諺)人們可以用冠冕堂皇的話來(lái)掩飾不良動(dòng)機(jī)
the devil finds work for idle hands to do
(proverb)if someone doesn't have enough work to occupy them, they are liable to cause or get into trouble
(諺)閑著無(wú)聊的人可能會(huì)有（或惹）麻煩
the devil looks after his own
(proverb)success or good fortune often seem to come to those who least deserve it
(諺)成功（或好運(yùn)）往往會(huì)光顧最不應(yīng)得到它的人
devil-may-care
cheerful and reckless
興高采烈而又毫無(wú)顧慮的
light-hearted, devil-may-care young pilots.
無(wú)憂無(wú)慮、不顧一切的年輕飛行員們。
a devil of a —
(informal)used to emphasize great size or degree
(非正式)極大的；程度極深的
photographic equipment costs a devil of a lot.
照相器材要花好多錢。
the devil's dozen
thirteen
十三
the devil's in the detail
the details of a matter are its most problematic aspect
細(xì)節(jié)之處最容易出問(wèn)題
the devil's own —
(informal)used to emphasize the difficulty or seriousness of something
(非正式)很困難的；很嚴(yán)重的；非同小可的
he was in the devil's own hurry.
他極其匆忙。
every man for himself and the devil take the hindm
he was in the devil's own hurry.
他極其匆忙。
go to the devil!
said in angry rejection or condemnation of someone
滾開(kāi)！見(jiàn)鬼去吧！
like the devil
with great speed or energy
飛快地；拼命地；全力地
he drove like the devil.
他車開(kāi)得飛快。
speak (或 talk) of the devil
said when a person appears just after being mentioned
剛提到某人，某人就出現(xiàn)了；說(shuō)到曹操，曹操就到