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the devil (exclamation/intensifier)
用于加强语气，表示惊讶或恼怒。
What the devil are you doing?
你到底在搞什么鬼？
魔鬼；恶魔
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魔鬼；恶魔
An evil supernatural being; a devil.
What the devil are you doing?
你到底在搞什么鬼？
恶魔
An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
魔鬼
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
红角恶魔形象
A man with red or orange skin and a pair of horns on his head, a pointed goatee, and a long tail, who carries a pitchfork, represents evil, and is portrayed to children as a boogeyman who punishes bad behavior.
恶魔
an evil supernatural being
The devil tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden.
魔鬼在伊甸园中诱惑了夏娃。
AI contextual example
Legends often describe the devil as a horned creature with a tail.
传说中常把魔鬼描述为长着角、有尾巴的生物。
AI contextual example
Many cultures have stories about the devil living underground.
许多文化都有魔鬼住在地下的故事。
AI contextual example
what the devil
搞什么鬼?
WordNet
用于加强语气，表示惊讶或恼怒。
What the devil are you doing?
你到底在搞什么鬼？
常用于口语，指人（尤指孩子）。
He's a cheeky little devil.
他是个厚脸皮的小淘气。
表示非常困难或糟糕的情况。
We had a devil of a time finding the place.
我们费了九牛二虎之力才找到那个地方。
指故意提出反对意见以引发讨论。
Let me play devil's advocate for a moment.
让我暂时当一回唱反调的人。
Not this
He is one of the devil.
Use this
He is one of the devils.
devil 是可数名词，表示多个魔鬼时需加复数 -s。
Not this
I worship devil.
Use this
I worship the Devil.
当特指撒旦（the Devil）时，需用定冠词 the 且首字母大写。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
魔鬼（指撒旦）
In the painting, the Devil tempts Saint Anthony.
画中，魔鬼在诱惑圣安东尼。
唱反调的人（故意提出反对意见以激发讨论）
Let me play devil's advocate for a moment and question your plan.
让我暂时唱个反调，质疑一下你的计划。
说曹操曹操到
Speak of the devil, here comes John now.
说曹操曹操到，约翰现在来了。
进退两难
He was caught between the devil and the deep blue sea: either risk losing his job or work overtime again.
他进退两难：要么冒着失去工作的风险，要么再次加班。
无忧无虑的，漫不经心的
He has a devil-may-care attitude about his finances.
他对自己的财务持一种漫不经心的态度。
可怜的家伙
The poor devil lost everything in the fire.
那个可怜的家伙在火灾中失去了一切。
魔鬼代言人，故意唱反调的人
I'm just playing devil's advocate so we can consider all angles.
我只是故意唱反调，以便我们能考虑所有方面。
说曹操，曹操到
Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you.
说曹操曹操到！我们刚才正谈到你。
细节决定成败
The plan looks good, but the devil is in the details.
计划看起来不错，但细节决定成败。
我是魔鬼，我来做魔鬼的工作。
I'm the devil, and I'm here to do the devil's work.
我是魔鬼，我来做魔鬼的工作。
魔鬼下到佐治亚州，他在寻找一个可以偷走的灵魂。
The devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin' for a soul to steal.
魔鬼下到佐治亚州，他在寻找一个可以偷走的灵魂。
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devil = '得' + 'evil'，得到邪恶者即魔鬼。
常见场景：religious text、literature、informal speech、idioms 通常根据语境决定：宗教或文学中较为严肃，日常口语中可表示‘淘气鬼’或强调语气。
可数名词，复数形式为devils
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