Word · Frequency #3542
deviling
烦扰；纠缠
deviling is the present participle of devil.
To annoy or bother someone.
- 1.
To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
使像魔鬼；赋予魔鬼的特性。
- 2.
To annoy or bother.
使烦恼或打扰。
- 3.
To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
作为“魔鬼”工作；为律师或作家无偿或无名地工作。
- 4.
To ghostwrite; to author while working as a ‘devil’.
代笔；作为“魔鬼”进行创作。
- 5.
To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy
用香料调制(食物),使其辛辣。
- 6.
To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy:
用香料调制(食物),使其辛辣:
- 7.
To shred fabric into its fibres for recycling, as in the production of mungo or shoddy.
将织物撕碎成纤维以回收利用,如生产再生呢绒或再生毛。
用辛辣调料烹制；使恶魔化；使具有恶魔性格；做（律师或作家的）无偿助手；代写；捉刀；将织物扯碎成纤维
In use
The mischievous student devilled his classmates by hiding their pencils.
She was devilled by constant headaches for weeks.
Stop devilling your brother with those silly questions.
Verb forms
base devil · third person devils · -ing devilling · past devilled · past participle devilled
规则动词，但英式拼写需双写l。
Connections
Collocations
- devil someone
- 烦扰某人，纠缠某人
- Stop devilling me with questions!别再老用问题纠缠我了！
- devil for a lawyer
- 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。
- devilled eggs
- 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。
- devilled ham
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- speak of the devil
- 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！
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
及物动词，表示折磨或戏弄某人
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵：level /ˈlɛvəl/、bevel /ˈbɛvəl/、revel /ˈrɛvəl/，重读元音 /ɛ/ 和后面的 /vəl/ 一致。拼写相似但读音不同：evil /ˈiːvəl/、civil /ˈsɪvəl/，元音分别为 /iː/ 和 /ɪ/，与 devil 的 /ɛ/ 不同，不押韵。注意 devil 拼作 -vil，而多数押韵词拼作 -vel。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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