devils

英 [ˈdɛvlz]

美 [ˈdɛvəlz]

n.  魔王; 魔鬼; 撒旦; 恶魔; 淘气鬼; 冒失鬼; 调皮鬼
devil的复数

柯林斯词典

• (犹太教、基督教和伊斯兰教中的)魔王，撒旦
  In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,the Devilis the most powerful evil spirit.
• N-COUNT 魔鬼;恶魔
  Adevilis an evil spirit.
  1. ...the idea of angels with wings and devils with horns and hoofs.
     天使长着翅膀、魔鬼长着角和蹄这样的观念
• N-COUNT (用于强调)家伙，人
  You can usedevilto emphasize the way you feel about someone. For example, if you call someone a poordevil, you are saying that you feel sorry for them. You can call someone you are fond of but who sometimes annoys or irritates you an olddevilor a littledevil.
  1. I felt sorry for Blake, poor devil...
     我替布莱克感到难过，这个可怜的家伙。
  2. Manfred, you're a suspicious old devil...
     曼弗雷德，你是个可疑的老家伙。
  3. Susie, you're a determined little devil.
     苏茜，你真是个坚决的小家伙。
• N-COUNT 淘气鬼;冒失鬼
  If you refer to someone as adevil, you mean that they do not behave very well but you like them and are not angry with them.
  1. 'I think he was a bit of a devil,' Constance said.
     “我想他有点儿淘气，”康斯坦丝说道。
• PHRASE (用于强调)极其讨厌（或糟糕、麻烦）的
  Devilcan be used to emphasize what you think about someone or something. For example, if you say that someone isa devil of anuisance, you mean that they are very annoying. If you say that something isa devil of aproblem, you mean that it is a very difficult problem.
  1. He was always a devil of a nuisance...
     他总是极讨人厌。
  2. It's a devil of a tricky problem,isn't it?
     这是个非常棘手的问题，不是吗？
• 宁可跟熟识的魔鬼打交道(也比跟未知的魔鬼打交道好)
  If you saybetter the devil you knoworbetter the devil you know than the devil you don't know, you mean that you would prefer to have contact with or do business with a person you already know, even though you don't like them, than with a person you don't know.
• PHRASE (用于强调)需煞费苦心（做），要大费周折（做）
  If you say that youhad the devil's own jobto do something or that youhad a devil of a jobdoing something, you are emphasizing that it was difficult to do it.
  1. We had the devil's own job to persuade him to take part.
     我们说服他参加可费了一番周折。
• PHRASE 拼命地;竭力地;（开车）飞快地
  If you say that someone does somethinglike the devil, you are emphasizing that they put a lot of effort into it. If you say that someone driveslike the devil, you are emphasizing that they drive very fast.
  1. He drives himself on, working like the devil from seven in the morning until midnight...
     他不断敦促自己，从早上 7 点一直拼命工作到午夜。
  2. He must have driven like the devil.
     他一定是把车开得飞快。
• PHRASE 落后者遭殃(形容或评论人人都只考虑自己而不顾别人)
  You can saythe devil take the hindmostto describe or comment on a situation you disapprove of because people do only what is best for themselves without thinking about other people.
  1. Every one for himself and the devil take the hindmost.
     人人都只考虑自己，谁落后谁倒霉。
• 进退维谷;左右为难
  If you say that you arebetween the devil and the deep blue sea, you mean that you are in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant courses of action.
• 出卖灵魂;违背良心
  If you say that someone hassoldtheirsoul to the devil, you mean that you disapprove of them because they have done something that you think is not right in order to get what they want.
• PHRASE 说曹操，曹操到
  People sayspeak of the devil, or in British Englishtalk of the devil, if someone they have just been talking about appears unexpectedly.
  1. Well, talk of the devil!
     呵，说曹操，曹操就到！
• PHRASE (用于强调)究竟,到底
  When you want to emphasize how annoyed or surprised you are, you can use an expression such aswhat the devil,how the devil, orwhy the devil.
  1. 'What the devil's the matter?'
     “究竟出了什么事？”
  2. Tim wondered how the devil they had managed it...
     蒂姆想知道他们究竟是怎么做到的。
  3. 'Why the devil did you do that?'
     “你到底为什么要那样做？”

双语例句

• Her family said she was possessed by devils.
  她家说她被魔鬼缠住了。
• Dear pastor, are there any devils on earth? I think there may be one in my class.
  亲爱的牧师，地球上有没有魔鬼？我看我们班上就有一个。
• "Devils" hidden in the details, should never overlook any details.
  “魔鬼”隐藏在细节中，永远不要忽视任何细节。
• There was a rumor saying the king was possessed by devils.
  有传闻说国王被魔鬼迷住了心窍。
• All you believe in is angels and devils and eternal damnation.
  你所相信的全是天使、魔鬼和万劫不复。
• Have we not in thy name cast out devils?
  我们不是曾用你的名字驱走魔鬼吗？
• Soon the Red devils tasted the bitter wrath of their barbaric brothers.
  很快红色的魔鬼尝了他们的野蛮兄弟的痛苦愤怒。
• And people dressing up as saints, angels and devils.
  并且装扮成圣徒、天使和魔鬼。
• Even friends joked that now the audience have been my "devils" instigation of.
  甚至有网友开玩笑说，现在观众都被我这个“鬼子”策反了。
• Her aunt said she was possessed by devils.
  她姑妈说她被魔鬼迷住了。