【devil音标】 英[ˈdevl] 美[ˈdevl]
【单词释义】 devil是什么意思：
n.魔鬼；家伙；淘气鬼；冒失鬼
vt.虐待，折磨；（用扯碎机）扯碎；（替作家，律师等）做助手；抹辣味料烤制或煎煮
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[单词复数] devils
[单词现在分词] devilling, deviling
[单词过去式] devilled, deviled
[单词过去分词] devilled, deviled
【devil形近词/近似词】
civil adj.公民的，市民的
anvil n.（铁）砧；锤炼；磨炼；[解剖] 砧骨
evil adj.恶毒的，邪恶的，罪恶的；有害的 n.邪恶，罪恶；坏恶行
【单词例句】
◇ Then the devil came to him. He still wanted to harm the pious queen, and he took the letter, putting in its place one that stated that the queen had brought a changeling into the world.
再说那个恶魔一直想伤害好心的王后。这时，他将另一封信放进信使的口袋里，上面说王后生了一个妖怪。
---- The Girl without Hands (II)
◇ "Oh, husband!" said the woman, terrified. "That was the devil. He didn't mean the apple tree, but our daughter, who was just then standing behind the mill sweeping the yard."
“唉呀，老公，”妻子吓坏了，“那准是恶魔！他不是要苹果树，他要的是我们女儿，她正在磨房后面扫院子呢。”
---- The Girl without Hands (I)
◇ Once upon a time there was a clever, wily peasant, whose tricks could be much talked about. The best story, however, is how he once got the best of the devil and made a fool of him.
从前有位远见卓识、机智聪明的农夫，有关他足智多谋的故事至今人们仍广为传颂。其中最精彩的要首推他曾经怎样捉弄魔鬼的故事。