devil
noun
uk/ˈdev.əl/us/ˈdev.əl/devilnoun(EVIL BEING)
B2[C]
anevilbeing, oftenrepresentedinhumanformbut with atailandhorns
魔鬼，恶魔，妖魔the devil[S](oftenthe Devil)
apowerfulevilforceand theenemyofGodinChristianityandJudaism
（基督教和犹太教中与上帝为敌的）魔鬼，撒旦- Gothicchurchesarefullof devils andgrotesquefigures.
- Onesurvivordescribedhis torturers as devilsincarnate.
- The devil waspaintedwithhornsandclovenhoofs.
Religious concepts: devils
- antichrist
- demon
- demoniacally
- demonically
- devildom
- devilry
- Lucifer
- Mephistopheles
- Old Nick
- Satan
- satanic
devilnoun(PERSON)
C2[C]informal
someone,especiallyachild, whobehavesbadly:
坏蛋，淘气鬼，捣蛋鬼（尤指孩子）Thoselittle/youngdevilsbrokemywindow.那些小淘气鬼打破了我的窗户。
[C]informalhumorous
apersonwhoenjoysdoing thingspeoplemightdisapproveof:
鬼东西，死鬼（指故意做人们不喜欢的事情的人）"I'm going towearashortblackskirtand thigh-lengthboots." "Ooh, you devil!"“我打算穿一条黑色短裙和过膝长靴。”“噢，你这个作死鬼！”
Have anothersliceofcake- go on,bea devil!再吃一块蛋糕——吃吧，豁出去了！
[C]informal
used with anadjectivetodescribesomeone andexpressyouropinionabout something that hashappenedto them:
（与形容词连用表示对某人的看法）人，家伙Ihearyou've got a newcar, youluckydevil!我听说你弄了一辆新汽车，你这个走运的家伙！
He's beenillforweeks,poordevil.他已病了好几个星期了，可怜的家伙。
- He's aslyolddevil - I wouldn'ttrusthim with mymoney.
- André's got a newjob, theluckydevil.
Children & babies
- ankle-biter
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- comfort blanket
- crawler
- designer baby
- diddums
- dummy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- potty
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
- urchin
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People in general
Idioms
be between the devil and the deep blue sea
the devil finds work for idle hands
the devil to pay
the devil's own
(to) give the devil his due
go to the devil
speak/talk of the devil
the/a devil of asomething
what/where/how/why the devil