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be a Satan (to sb)
Satan 作普通名词时可数，复数形式为 Satans，表示像魔鬼一样邪恶或带来祸害的人。
He was a Satan to the people he had betrayed.
对他背叛的人来说，他是个魔鬼。
魔鬼；堕落天使
Satans — plural of satan
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魔鬼；堕落天使
a demon or fallen angel; a follower of Satan
He was a Satan to the people he had betrayed.
对他背叛的人来说，他是个魔鬼。
跟随撒旦的恶魔；堕落天使
A demon follower of Satan (principal evil spirit); a fallen angel.
造成毁灭或被视作邪恶的事物
Anything that causes destruction or is viewed as evil.
In the story, the hero makes a deal with Satan to gain power.
在这个故事中，英雄与撒旦做交易以获得力量。
Some people believe that Satan tempts humans to commit sins.
有些人相信撒旦诱惑人类犯罪。
The painting depicts Satan as a fallen angel with dark wings.
这幅画将撒旦描绘成一位长着黑色翅膀的堕落天使。
Satan 作普通名词时可数，复数形式为 Satans，表示像魔鬼一样邪恶或带来祸害的人。
He was a Satan to the people he had betrayed.
对他背叛的人来说，他是个魔鬼。
Satan 是专有名词，指魔鬼本身时通常不加冠词，首字母大写；所有格形式为 Satan's。
The sermon warned of Satan's influence on the weak-minded.
布道警告人们提防撒旦对意志薄弱者的影响。
这种比较结构表示某人与撒旦一样邪恶或残酷。
The tyrant was as cruel as Satan.
那个暴君像撒旦一样残忍。
Not this
He gave a satan laugh.
Use this
He gave a satanic laugh.
satan 是名词，表示‘魔鬼、撒旦’；作定语修饰名词时应用形容词 satanic。受汉语‘撒旦的笑’影响，容易直接把名词形式当定语。
Not this
He worships the Satan.
Use this
He worships Satan.
Satan 作专有名词指魔鬼本人时，前面不加定冠词 the。汉语中没有冠词，学习者容易按普通名词误加 the。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
撒旦崇拜
They were arrested for promoting Satan worship.
他们因宣扬撒旦崇拜而被捕。
撒旦本人
In the tale, the stranger is Satan himself.
在故事里，那个陌生人就是撒旦本人。
把灵魂出卖给撒旦
He would rather die than sell his soul to Satan.
他宁愿死也不愿把灵魂出卖给撒旦。
撒旦的恶行
The sudden fire was seen as Satan's work.
这场突如其来的大火被视为撒旦的恶行。
为撒旦效劳
The dark order promised to serve Satan forever.
这个黑暗教团发誓永远为撒旦效劳。
走开，撒旦！（用以严词拒绝诱惑或错误念头）
When the waiter set the chocolate cake in front of me, I muttered, "Get thee behind me, Satan."
当服务员把巧克力蛋糕放在我面前时，我低声说：“走开，撒旦！”
撒旦专找闲人；人闲容易生是非
With nothing to do all summer, the teenagers got into trouble—Satan finds work for idle hands.
整个夏天无事可做，这些青少年惹上了麻烦——人一闲下来就容易生是非。
把灵魂出卖给撒旦；为成功或利益不择手段
He seems to have sold his soul to Satan for a seat on the board, but the job costs him his family.
他为了一个董事会席位，似乎已把灵魂出卖给了撒旦，但这份工作让他失去了家庭。
撒旦，退到我后面去吧！
In this Bible verse, Jesus addresses Peter as Satan and orders him away; the line is now used to reject temptation sharply.
在这节经文中，耶稣称彼得为撒旦并命令他走开；这句话现在用来严厉地拒绝诱惑。
撒旦万岁！
This ritual greeting to Satan appears in the 1968 horror film Rosemary's Baby, and it has become a pop-culture phrase tied to devil worship.
这句向撒旦致意的仪式性问候出现在1968年恐怖片《罗斯玛丽的婴儿》中，并已成为与恶魔崇拜相关的流行文化用语。
Use Satans naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住音译“撒旦”：satan 读作 sei-tən，联想“谁疼？”——被撒旦折磨当然疼。形象：堕落的邪恶天使。
语域：formal 常见场景：religious texts、literary works 该词作普通名词时多用于宗教或文学语境，属正式或书面用语；日常口语中较少使用。
通常作为专有名词，不加冠词
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