devils

1. [U]魔鬼 the most powerful evil spirit, in the Christian religion
2. [C]家伙,人 a person

• catch the devil受到严厉的责备
• go to the devil完蛋,滚开
• run〔work〕 like devil拼命地跑〔工作〕

• lucky devil幸运儿
• poor devil可怜的人

• between the devil and the deep sea进退两难
• in a devil of a mess一塌糊涂

like the devil猛烈地

a devil of a讨厌…的，异常的…，非常恼人(或糟糕)的；有趣的；极麻烦的

the devil to pay[俚]今后的麻烦

the devil of a异常的；讨厌的，可恨的

speak of the devil说曹操曹操到

play the devil with使失败；搞糟

as the devil[口语]报复地；猛烈地；拼命地

the devil's own job[口语]非常困难的事，很棘手的事；很不寻常的事

raise the devil兴风作浪

dust devil小尘暴；尘卷风

the devil and all糟透了；一切坏事

1. They believed she had been possessed by devils.
   他们认为她是受魔鬼控制了。
2. He believes in devils and witches.
   他相信魔鬼、巫婆这类事.
3. I bet you were a little devil when you were youger.
   我猜你年轻的时候一定是个小淘气鬼。
4. My niece is a little devil.
   我的侄女是个调皮鬼。
5. She found out her husband was a devil soon after her marriage.
   结婚后不久她就发现她丈夫是一个邪恶的人。
6. The mercy on the devil is the cruelty to the kind.
   对坏人的同情就是对好人的残忍。
7. He failed his examination, poor devil.
   他考试不及格，可怜的家伙。
8. I'm having a devil of a job fixing my car.
   我修我这辆汽车可费劲了。
9. This job is the very devil.
   这份工作十分棘手。

1. The little boy devils papa for a toy.
   这个小男孩缠着爸爸买玩具。
2. She devils for the writer.
   她是这位作家的助手。