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devil /ˈdevl/► SEE ALLbe a devilbetween the devil and the deep blue seathe devilthe devil is in the detail(s)the devil looks after his ownthe devil makes work for idle handsa/the devil of a job, nuisance, fellow, etc.a/the devil’s advocate(the) devil take the hindmostgo to the devil!like the devilspeak/talk of the devilwho, what, where, etc. the devil…better the devil you know (than the devil you don’t)the luck of the devilthe luck of the Irishhell/the devil to pay
●be a ˈdevil (BrE) said to encourage sb to do sth that they are not sure about doing （用于鼓励）别怕，勇敢点◆Go on, be a devil, Catherine! Buy yourself some new clothes for once!
来，拿出勇气来，凯瑟琳！试着给自己买几件新衣服吧！●between the ˌdevil and the deep blue ˈseain a situation where you have to choose between two things that are equally bad 进退维谷；左右为难◆In this situation, the government finds itself caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.
在这种形势下，政府左右为难。●the ˈdevil (old-fashioned) very difficult or unpleasant 非常困难；令人非常不快◆These berries are the devil to pick because they’re so small.
这些浆果太小了，很难摘。●the ˌdevil is in the ˈdetail(s)used to say that it is the small individual parts of a task, a written document, a design, etc. that may cause most problems and difficulties 细节非常重要◆In any negotiation, the devil is in the detail.
在任何谈判中，细节决定一切。●the ˌdevil looks after his ˈown (saying) bad people often seem to have good luck 坏人多好运；恶人自有魔鬼保佑●the devil makes work for idle ˈhands (saying) people who do not have enough to do often start to do wrong 游手好闲生是非◆She blamed the crimes on the local jobless teenagers. ‘The devil makes work for idle hands,’ she would say.
她把这些犯罪归咎于当地无业小青年。她总是说：“游手好闲者，惹是生非人”。●a/the ˈdevil of a job, nuisance, fellow, etc. (old-fashioned) a difficult or an unpleasant example of sth 费力（或令人讨厌）的事；难熬（或令人不快）的日子；难缠的人◆We’re going to have a devil of a job getting the roots of that tree out of the ground.
我们把那树根拔出来得费九牛二虎之力。●a/the devil’s ˈadvocatea person who argues against sth, even though they really agree with it, just to test the arguments for it （为探究虚实）故意唱反调的人；故意持相反意见的人◆Helen doesn’t really think that women shouldn’t go out to work. She just likes to play devil’s advocate.
海伦并不是真正认为妇女不该外出工作，她只不过喜欢故意唱反调而已。●(the) devil take the ˈhindmost (saying) everyone should look after themselves and not care about others 逃得最慢的人被魔鬼抓去；不要管别人◆I like the way people here always queue up. Back home we just push and shove, and the devil take the hindmost!
我喜欢这里的人总是自觉排队。在老家人人争先往前挤，根本不管别人！●go to the ˈdevil! (old-fashioned, spoken) used, in an unfriendly way, to tell sb to go away 滚开；见鬼去；去你的●like the ˈdevil (old-fashioned, informal) very fast, hard, etc. 拼命地；猛烈地；飞快地◆We had to work like the devil to be finished on time.
我们要拼命干才能按时完成。◆I ran like the devil, but I still missed the bus.
我拼命跑，可是仍然没有赶上公共汽车。●speak/talk of the ˈdevil (informal, saying) said when sb who has just been mentioned appears unexpectedly 说到某人（某人就到）◆‘I haven’t seen Leo for a while.’ ‘Well, speak of the devil, here he is!’
“我有一阵子没见到利奥了。”“真是说谁谁就到，他来了！”●who, what, where, etc. the ˈdevil… (old-fashioned, informal) used in questions for showing that you are annoyed or surprised （用于疑问句，表示烦恼或吃惊）到底是谁（或什么、哪里等）◆Who the devil are you?
你究竟是谁？◆Where the devil have I put my glasses?
我到底把眼镜放到哪个鬼地方了？●ˌbetter the ˌdevil you ˈknow (than the devil you don’t) (saying) it is better to deal with sb/sth bad, difficult, etc. that is familiar than to make a change and perhaps have to deal with sb/sth worse 跟认识的魔鬼打交道总比跟不认识的好（指不要嫌某人／某事物不好，换个新的可能更糟）●the luck of the ˈdevil●the luck of the ˈIrishvery good luck 非常走运◆You need the luck of the devil to get a seat on the train in the rush hour.上下班交通高峰期，你得非常走运才能在火车上找到空位。◆It was the luck of the Irish that saved him.是他的好运气救了他。●ˈhell/the ˈdevil to pay (informal) a lot of trouble 大麻烦；大乱子◆There’ll be hell to pay when your father sees that broken window.一旦你父亲看到那扇打破的窗子，麻烦就大了。 |
