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
devils — plural of devil
撒旦;魔鬼;长角魔鬼;心魔;邪念;淘气鬼;捣蛋鬼;究竟;到底
An evil supernatural being; a devil.
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
良心之恶
The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
见鬼
a word used in exclamations of confusion
淘气鬼
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
棘手之事
A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
人,尤指男人;用于表达对某人的特定看法,常出现在短语“poor devil”和“lucky devil”中。
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
印刷工的助手。
A printer's assistant.
尘卷风。
A dust devil.
一种菜肴,如带骨肉烤制后加大量胡椒;加辣椒的烤菜。
A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
用于撕碎或切割碎布、棉花等的机器,用于生产再生呢绒或再生毛。
A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc., as used in the production of mungo or shoddy.
袋獾。
A Tasmanian devil.
The devil tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden.
魔鬼在伊甸园中诱惑了夏娃。
用法提示:这里 'devil' 指犹太-基督教传统中的魔鬼撒旦,作为诱惑者。
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。
用法提示:这里 'devil' 泛指邪恶的超自然存在。
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。
用法提示:这里 'devil' 指邪恶的超自然存在,常出现在民间故事中。
AI contextual example
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。
demon 泛指各种恶魔,不特指基督教中的撒旦,在宗教语境中常与devil互换,但更侧重非人的邪灵。
fiend 语气较强,常指极其邪恶的人或魔鬼,在非正式语中还可指狂热爱好者(如 football fiend),需注意语境。
Satan 是基督教中魔鬼的专名,首字母大写,特指与上帝为敌的堕落天使,不用于泛指其他恶魔。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is one of the devil.
正确表达He is one of the devils.
devil 是可数名词,表示多个魔鬼时需加复数 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子I worship devil.
正确表达I worship the Devil.
当特指撒旦(the Devil)时,需用定冠词 the 且首字母大写。
Demon 泛指任何邪恶的鬼怪或邪灵,而 devil 特指基督教中的撒旦或魔鬼之首。
Fiend 更强调极端邪恶或残忍的人,常用于形容人,而 devil 既有超自然含义也可用于形容人,但语气稍弱。
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。
魔鬼被视为地狱的主宰,地狱是魔鬼的领域。
魔鬼常与恶魔同属超自然邪恶存在,但两者有区别。
魔鬼是邪恶的化身,代表道德上的坏。
魔鬼常通过诱惑人类犯罪来行恶。
魔鬼引诱人类犯下罪过,违背宗教教义。
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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