Word · Frequency #19676
bedevil
困扰;折磨;纠缠
核心释义
to annoy or cause trouble for someone over a period of time
- 1.
折磨;困扰
To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
- 2.
使困惑
To perplex or bewilder.
- 3.
占据(思想)
To possess (someone's mind).
使困惑;使迷惑;使着魔;缠住;折磨;困扰;使困惑;占据(思想)
用法In use
The constant noise from the construction site bedevilled the residents for months.
用法提示:过去式 bedevilled 表示‘使痛苦’,用作及物动词。
A recurring error in the software is bedevilling the development team.
用法提示:现在分词 bedevilling 表示‘使困惑’,用作及物动词。
This persistent cough bedevils him every winter.
用法提示:第三人称单数 bedevils 表示‘使苦恼’,用作及物动词。
bedevil sb/sth
及物动词,宾语可以是人或事物;英式拼写常双写 l(bedevilled),美式常写作 bedeviled。
Financial problems bedevilled the project from the start.
财务问题从一开始就困扰着这个项目。
be bedevilled by sth
被动结构很常见,by 后面接造成困扰的事物;美式拼写为 bedeviled。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be bedevilled by
- 受…困扰;被…折磨
- The peace talks have been bedevilled by mutual mistrust.和谈一直受到相互不信任的困扰。
- bedevil relations
- 持续困扰…关系
- The territorial dispute continues to bedevil relations between the neighbours.领土争端继续困扰着邻国之间的关系。
- bedevil attempts
- 使…尝试一再受挫
- A string of injuries bedevilled their attempts to reach the final.一连串伤病使她们闯入决赛的努力屡遭挫折。
- bedevil someone's life
- 不断折磨某人;使某人的生活不得安宁
- Chronic back pain has bedevilled her life for years.慢性背痛多年来一直折磨着她的生活。
- bedevil negotiations
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
bedevil = be + devil,想象被恶魔缠身,日夜折磨、困扰你,记作“被恶魔纠缠”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、news reports、literary works bedevil 是较正式、偏书面的动词,比较常见于书面语、新闻报道和文学作品;日常口语中较少用,表达“困扰/使困惑”时通常可换用 trouble、plague 或 confuse。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词,表示使痛苦、折磨或使困惑
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 bedevil 押韵(重音在 /ɛvəl/)的有 devil、bevel、level、revel;注意拼写相似的 evil (/ˈiːvəl/) 和 civil (/ˈsɪvəl/) 发音不同,并不押韵。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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