devil

英 ['dev(?)l] 美['d?vl]
  • n. 魔鬼;撒旦;家伙;惡棍;淘氣鬼;冒失鬼
  • vt. 虐待,折磨;(用扯碎機(jī))扯碎;(替作家,律師等)做助手;抹辣味料烤制或煎煮

英英釋意


1. one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
2. a word used in exclamations of confusion;
"what the devil"
"the deuce with it"
"the dickens you say"
3. a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man);
"he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
4. a cruel wicked and inhuman person