❶ like the devil 猛烈地
The wind blew like the devil for two hours.
风猛烈地吹了两个小时。
❷ a devil of a 讨厌…的,异常的;有趣的;极麻烦的
He was always a devil of a nuisance
他总是极讨人厌。
❸ the devil to pay [俚]今后的麻烦
There'll is the devil to pay if you scratch my car!
你要是划坏了我的汽车你就有麻烦了!
❸ speak of the devil 说曹操曹操到
Well, speak of the devil ─ here's Alice now!
嗬,说曹操,曹操就到——瞧,艾丽斯这不来啦!
❹ play the devil with 使失败;搞糟
Alice would play the devil with me for my stupidity.
爱丽丝会对我的愚蠢行为十分恼火的。
❺ raise the devil 兴风作浪
I'm going to raise the devil with the managementthis time.
我这次得跟管理部门闹翻了。
❻ the devil and all 糟透了;一切坏事
I renounce the devil and all his works.
我唾弃撒旦和他的所有恶行。
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