英漢辭典

1. n. (名詞 noun)
   1. 惡魔,惡鬼,魔王;惡魔頭子,撒旦

   The devil has the best tunes.

   【諺】 惡人享樂多(惡人比善人的日子過得快活)

   The devil finds work for idle hands.=If the devil find a man idle, he'll set him to work.

   【諺】 人若游手好閒,魔鬼就會來找他犯科作奸(小魔鬼最喜歡找游手好閒的人給他辦事)

   The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be; The devil was well, the devil a monk was he.

   【諺】 壞人遭苦難,便有敬神心,一旦災難過,作惡又如前(急時抱佛腳,災過不燒香)[源自威爾斯的諷刺詩作家 John Owen (1560?-1622) 的警句]

   Prefer the devil one knows to the one [devil] one doesn't know.=Better the devil one knows than the one [devil] one doesn't.

   【諺】 寧願知曉真情而遭災,不願莫明其妙地罹禍(寧願和熟識的壞人打交道,不願和不識其真面目的壞人往來)

   call up the Devil

   魔女召來惡魔,亂上加亂

   (as) black as the devil

   烏黑的

   Needs must when the devil drives.

   情勢所迫,衹好如此(身在屋簷下,怎敢不低頭)

   to beat the devil.

   Talk [Speak] of the devil, and he will [is sure to] appear.

   【諺】 說鬼鬼到,說人人到

   The devil looks after his own.

   【諺】 小時雖討人厭,大來自有出息(壞蛋倒自有魔鬼照顧)

2. 2. 怪異的偶像,邪神

3. 3. 大惡人;極難對付的事物,棘手的事物;可惡的動物;不道德的權勢

   the devil of greed

   貪婪的人.

4. 4. 精力充沛而魯莽的人,能幹的人,機靈鬼

   Be a devil!

   【口】碰運氣試試看

   Tasmanian devil.

5. 5. 作家的代筆人,提刀人;印刷所學徒;律師助手;被人僱傭的男僕;走狗,偵探

6. 6. 悲慘的人,不幸的人

7. 7. (建築、鑄造使用的)便攜爐;火爐

8. 8. (印度、非洲等)塵暴,塵旋風

9. 9. (基督教信仰療法所指的)虛偽,錯誤

10. 10. 【使用說明】作為加強語氣的詞語使用

11. 11. 究竟,到底【使用說明】加強語氣的疑問詞

12. 12. 絕不…【使用說明】強調否定

13. 13. 活見鬼!噯呀!【使用說明】用 the devil 表示憤怒、詛咒、驚詫等語氣

14. 14. [澳] 魔力,咒文

15. 15. [口] 鬥志,攻擊的銳氣

16. 16. [機] 碎布機

17. 17. [烹] 加有辛辣調味品的菜肴尤指燒烤的葷菜,如辣味燒肉



18. vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
    1. (用絞肉機將肉絞細和以辛辣調料)炙烤(食物)

19. 2. (用碎布機)扯碎;(在塗改的底稿上)補寫(漏寫的字)

20. 3. [美‧口] (使)煩惱,打擾,欺負,虐待



21. vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
    1. 做律師[作家]的助手;充當(印刷廠的)跑外小使

柯林斯英英辭典

n

1. [theol] [often capital] the chief spirit of evil and enemy of God, often represented as the ruler of hell and often depicted as a human figure with horns, cloven hoofs, and tail

2. [theol] one of the subordinate evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

3. a person or animal regarded as cruel, wicked, or ill-natured

4. a person or animal regarded as unfortunate or wretched

that poor devil was ill for months

5. a person or animal regarded as clever, daring, mischievous, or energetic

6. [informal] something difficult or annoying

7. [Christian Science] the opposite of truth; an error, lie, or false belief in sin, sickness, and death

8. (in Malaysia) a ghost

9. a portable furnace or brazier, esp one used in road-making or one used by plumbers - Compare salamander

10. any of various mechanical devices, usually with teeth, such as a machine for making wooden screws or a rag-tearing machine

11. See printer's devil

12. [law] (in England) a junior barrister who does work for another in order to gain experience, usually for a half fee

13. [meteorol] a small whirlwind in arid areas that raises dust or sand in a column

vt.

1. [tr] to prepare (esp meat, poultry, or fish) by coating with a highly flavoured spiced paste or mixture of condiments before cooking

2. [tr] to tear (rags) with a devil

3. [tr] [US] [informal] to harass, vex, torment, etc

4. [Etymology] Old English deofol, from Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos enemy, accuser, slanderer, from diaballein, literally: to throw across, hence, to slander

vi.

1. [intr] to serve as a printer's devil

2. [intr] [chiefly Brit] to do hackwork, esp for a lawyer or author; perform arduous tasks, often without pay or recognition of one's services