devil someone
collocation烦扰某人，纠缠某人
Stop devilling me with questions!
别再老用问题纠缠我了！
烦扰；纠缠
deviled — past of devil
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烦扰；纠缠
To annoy or bother someone.
The mischievous student devilled his classmates by hiding their pencils.
那个调皮的学生藏起同学的铅笔来戏弄他们。
使像魔鬼；赋予魔鬼的特性。
To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
使烦恼或打扰。
To annoy or bother.
作为“魔鬼”工作；为律师或作家无偿或无名地工作。
To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
代笔；作为“魔鬼”进行创作。
To ghostwrite; to author while working as a ‘devil’.
devil
Base
原形
devils
3rd person
第三人称单数
devilling
-ing
现在分词
devilled
Past
过去式
devilled
Past participle
过去分词
He devils his opponents with relentless sarcasm.
他用无情的讽刺折磨对手。
She devilled the witness until he broke down.
她折磨证人直到他崩溃。
The bullies are devilling the new kid.
那些恶霸正在戏弄新来的孩子。
规则动词，但英式拼写需双写l。
She was devilled by constant headaches for weeks.
她连续几周被持续的头痛折磨着。
Stop devilling your brother with those silly questions.
别再拿那些傻问题戏弄你弟弟了。
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烦扰某人，纠缠某人
Stop devilling me with questions!
别再老用问题纠缠我了！
为律师无偿帮工（做助理工作）
He devils for a criminal defence lawyer.
他为一名刑事辩护律师无偿帮工。
魔鬼蛋（用蛋黄酱和调味料做的鸡蛋小吃）
She served devilled eggs at the picnic.
她在野餐时端上了魔鬼蛋。
辣味火腿（用辛辣调料烹制的火腿）
The deli sells devilled ham sandwiches.
熟食店出售辣味火腿三明治。
说曹操，曹操到
Speak of the devil—we were just talking about you!
说曹操，曹操到——我们刚才正说到你呢！
魔鬼藏在细节里
The plan looks good, but the devil is in the details.
计划看起来不错，但魔鬼藏在细节里。
熟悉的魔鬼胜过未知的魔鬼
I'm staying in my current job; better the devil you know.
我还是留在现在这份工作，熟悉的魔鬼胜过未知的魔鬼。
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把 devil 想成名词“魔鬼”的动词化：魔鬼缠着你会烦扰你，或给食物“加魔鬼辣”，两个意思都从“魔鬼”来。
语域：informal 常见场景：everyday conversation、casual writing 表示“烦扰、打扰”这个动词义时，通常用于非正式口语或轻松的书面表达，比较常见于日常对话；正式场合更常用 annoy 或 bother。
及物动词，表示折磨或戏弄某人
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