撒旦恶魔：devil常见用法讲解

The devil knows many things because he is old.

老马识途。

一、你知道devil有几种含义吗？

n.

1.魔鬼；恶魔

They believed she had been possessed by devils.

他们认为她是受魔鬼控制了。

2.(the Devil)（基督教，犹太教和伊斯兰教）魔王；魔鬼；撒旦

If it rained while the sun was shining, the Devil was beating his wife.

如果红日高照时下雨，就是撒旦在打老婆。

3.淘气鬼；冒失鬼；调皮鬼

My niece is a little devil.

我的侄女是个小调皮鬼。

4.（强调对某人的看法）人；家伙

He only spoils the show, poor devil.

可怜的家伙，他不过是糟蹋了这场展出罢了。

5.【口】棘手的事[the (very) devil]

These bowls are the (very) devil to clean.

这些锅太难洗干净了。

v.

1.为作家捉刀代笔，给律师当助手 [I]

The young man has been devilling for the lawyer.

这年轻人一直给律师当助手。

2.（用扯碎机）扯碎（破布、破烂或衣服等）[T]

3.戏弄，激怒；困扰，折磨，使烦恼，使痛苦 [T]

The girl devilled her parents for a new computer.

这小女孩缠着父母要一台新电脑。

二、含有devil的常见短语

like the devil

拼命地,猛烈地,发疯似地

poor devil

可怜的人,可怜的家伙

dust devil

尘卷,尘暴,旋风沙柱

devil dog

n. 美海军陆战队队员(非正式用语)

devil's advocate

n. 唱反调的人,争辩时故意持相反意见的人

printer's devil

n. 印刷厂的学徒

the devil

究竟(与who/how/why/where/what等连用)

tasmanian devil

n.[动]袋獾

三、一起来做个填词游戏吧

The ________tempted Adam and Eve.

魔鬼诱惑了亚当和夏娃。