devil sb
devil 作及物动词时表示不断烦扰、纠缠某人,宾语通常是人。
The children devilled their teacher with endless questions.
孩子们用没完没了的问题缠着老师。
烦扰;纠缠
devilling — present participle of devil
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
To annoy or bother someone.
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’.
用香料调制(食物),使其辛辣。
To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy
用香料调制(食物),使其辛辣:
To prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy:
将织物撕碎成纤维以回收利用,如生产再生呢绒或再生毛。
To shred fabric into its fibres for recycling, as in the production of mungo or shoddy.
一般现在时
He devils his opponents with relentless sarcasm.
他用无情的讽刺折磨对手。
一般过去时
She devilled the witness until he broke down.
她折磨证人直到他崩溃。
现在进行时
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。
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。
用法提示:动词devil的过去式devilled,表示戏弄、恶作剧。
She was devilled by constant headaches for weeks.
她连续几周被持续的头痛折磨着。
用法提示:动词devil的被动形式was devilled,表示遭受折磨。
Stop devilling your brother with those silly questions.
别再拿那些傻问题戏弄你弟弟了。
用法提示:动词devil的现在分词devilling,表示持续戏弄的行为。
devil 作及物动词时表示不断烦扰、纠缠某人,宾语通常是人。
The children devilled their teacher with endless questions.
孩子们用没完没了的问题缠着老师。
devilled 作定语修饰食物名词,指用辛辣调料调制的,如 devilled eggs、devilled kidneys。
She put a plate of devilled eggs on the table.
她把一盘加了辛辣调料煮制的鸡蛋端上桌。
devil for sb 指为律师或作家做不署名的辅助工作,多见于英式英语。
He devilled for a top barrister before going into practice alone.
他在独自执业之前,曾为一位顶尖出庭律师做助手。
语气较轻,多指日常的小打扰;devil 更强调反复纠缠或激怒。
语气更强,指持续、有敌意的侵扰,比 devil 更正式、更严重。
强调反复、没完没了地打扰,烦人程度介于 annoy 与 harass 之间。
程度远强于 devil,指给身心带来巨大痛苦,常用于极端语境。
带有比喻色彩,像瘟疫一样长期或频繁地困扰,较正式。
grammar · medium
易错句子My mother made devil eggs for the picnic.
正确表达My mother made devilled eggs for the picnic.
devil 作动词时表示“用辛辣调料烹制”,修饰 eggs 要用它的过去分词 devilled(美式拼 deviled)作定语,不能直接用名词 devil。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday he devils me all afternoon with silly questions.
正确表达Yesterday he devilled me all afternoon with silly questions.
表示过去发生的“烦扰、纠缠”要用过去式 devilled(美式 deviled);汉语靠“昨天”这类时间词表过去、动词本身不变形,所以容易误留原形 devils。
grammar · medium
易错句子She devilled a senior lawyer for two years.
正确表达She devilled for a senior lawyer for two years.
此义为不及物动词,指“为律师等做无名助理(枪手)”,须用介词 for 引出服务对象;汉语说“给一位律师当助手”不带介词,容易漏掉 for 而误当及物动词用。
针对 devil 作动词表示“烦扰、打扰”的义项(如 devilling me with questions)。comfort 是以安慰减轻烦扰,与“使像魔鬼”“加辣烹制”等义项不对应。
同属“烦扰”义项的反面;console 侧重在苦恼时给予慰藉,不能用于“加辣烹制”等义项。
针对 devil 表“使不安、打扰”的动词义项;soothe 表示安抚、平息,和 devil 的“代笔”等义项无关。
对应 devil 表“烦扰”的反面,“使平静下来”;不覆盖“用香料烹制”等义项。
作为 devil“使烦恼”的相反动词;please 表达使满意,与“像魔鬼一样工作”等义项无对应关系。
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。
devil 作动词有‘用香料使其辛辣’的烹饪义,spice 是该场景的核心词。
常用于给食物增辣,与 devil 的烹饪用法相关。
制作 deviled eggs 等菜肴时常加入芥末调味。
为 deviled 类菜肴提供色泽和辣味,属于同一烹饪语义场。
devil 表示给食物调味加辣,seasoning 是这类做法的统称。
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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