Word · Frequency #19676
bedeviling
困扰；折磨；纠缠
bedeviling is the present participle of bedevil.
to annoy or cause trouble for someone over a period of time
- 1.
To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
折磨；困扰
- 2.
To perplex or bewilder.
使困惑
- 3.
To possess (someone's mind).
占据(思想)
使困惑；使迷惑；使着魔；缠住；折磨；困扰；使困惑；占据(思想)
In use
The constant noise from the construction site bedevilled the residents for months.
A recurring error in the software is bedevilling the development team.
This persistent cough bedevils him every winter.
bedevil + sb/sth
主动语态，表示某人或某物使他人痛苦或困扰。
The constant noise bedevils the residents.
持续的噪音困扰着居民。
be bedevilled by + sth
被动语态，强调被某事物困扰。
The project was bedevilled by technical problems.
该项目被技术问题所困扰。
Verb forms
base bedevil · third person bedevils · -ing bedevilling · past bedevilled · past participle bedevilled
过去式和过去分词拼写为双写l加ed；现在分词双写l加ing。
Common mistakes
Connections
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
- 使谈判不断受阻
- Disagreements over funding bedevilled the negotiations for months.经费问题上的分歧使谈判数月来一直陷于困境。
Learner notes
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”。
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。
Grammar Note
及物动词，表示使痛苦、折磨或使困惑
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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