名詞 devil:

1. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
   同義詞：Satan, Old Nick, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness
2. one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
   同義詞：fiend, demon, daemon, daimon
3. a word used in exclamations of confusion
   同義詞：deuce, dickens
4. a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
   同義詞：hellion, heller
5. a cruel wicked and inhuman person
   同義詞：monster, fiend, demon, ogre

動詞 devil:

1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
   同義詞：annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe
2. coat or stuff with a spicy paste

1. I'm having a devil of a job fixing my car.
   我修我這輛汽車可費勁了。
2. She found out her husband was a devil soon after her marriage.
   結(jié)婚后不久她就發(fā)現(xiàn)她丈夫是一個邪惡的人。
3. There will be the devil to pay.
   后果不堪設(shè)想。

dev.il

n.（名詞）
Often Devil Theology In many religions, the major personified spirit of evil, ruler of Hell, and foe of God. Used withthe.
常作 Devil 【神學(xué)】 魔鬼：在多種宗教中，主要象征壞人的靈魂，地獄的統(tǒng)治者和上帝的敵人。與the 連用
A subordinate evil spirit; a demon.
惡魔：從屬的邪惡靈魂；惡魔
A wicked or malevolent person.
惡棍，惡人：邪惡的或惡毒的人
A person:
人，家伙：一個人：
例句：
a handsome devil; the poor devil.
漂亮的人；可憐的家伙

An energetic, mischievous, daring, or clever person.
精力充沛的人：精力充沛的、淘氣的、膽大妄為的或聰明的人
Printing A printer`s devil.
【印刷術(shù)】 印刷所學(xué)徒
A device or machine, especially one having teeth or spikes and used for tearing.
扯碎機：某種特定用途的裝置或機械，尤指扯碎用的、帶齒或尖釘?shù)难b置
An outstanding example, especially of something difficult or bad:
難事，極壞：某種顯著的事例，特指困難的或不好的情況：
例句：
has a devil of a temper.
魔鬼般的脾氣

A severe reprimand or expression of anger:
懲罰：嚴(yán)懲，生氣嚴(yán)厲的懲罰或憤怒的表現(xiàn)：
例句：
gave me the devil for cutting class.
我因曠課而受到了嚴(yán)厲的懲罰

Informal Used as an intensive:
【非正式用語】 用作加強語意：
例句：
Who the devil do you think you areô
你以為你是誰ô

Christian Science The opposite of Truth; error.
【基督教科學(xué)派】 謬誤：真理的反面；錯誤
v.tr.（及物動詞）
dev.iled 或 dev.illed dev.il.ing 或 dev.il.ling dev.ils 或 dev.ils
To season (food) heavily.
難以消化的食物或陰冷的季節(jié)
To annoy, torment, or harass.
使人苦惱、氣惱或受折磨
To tear up (cloth or rags) in a toothed machine.
扯碎：在有齒的機器上拆碎布或（破布）

<習(xí)慣用語>between the devil and the deep blue sea
Between two equally unacceptable choices.
進退兩難：處于兩個都不能接受的選擇之間
give the devil his due
To give credit to a disagreeable or malevolent person.
公平對待壞人：對難相處的或充滿邪惡暴力的人給予信任
go to the devil
To be unsuccessful; fail.
不成功；失敗
To become depraved.
墮落
Used in the imperative to express anger or impatience.
用在祈使語氣中表示憤怒和不耐煩
play the devil with
To upset or ruin.
弄糟…：傾覆或毀滅
the devil take the hindmost
Let each person follow self-interest, leaving others to fare as they may.
落后者遭殃：讓每個人追求自身的利益，不理會別人如何過話
the devil to pay
Trouble to be faced as a result of an action:
極大的麻煩：由于某種行為的結(jié)果而要面對的麻煩：
例句：
There`ll be the devil to pay if you allow the piglets inside the house.
如果你讓小豬進入房子就會有很大的麻煩

來源：
Middle English devel
中古英語 devel
from Old English dôofol
源自 古英語 dôofol
from Latin diabolus
源自 拉丁語 diabolus
from Late Greek diabolos
源自 后期希臘語 diabolos
from Greek [slanderer]
源自 希臘語 [誹謗者]
from diaballein [to slander]
源自 diaballein [誹謗罪]
dia- [dia-]
dia- [前綴，表.完全的，有始有終地.]
ballein [to hurl] * see g wel…-
ballein [猛投] *參見 g wel…-