devil
n. evil spirit魔鬼。
△Tw.2.3.161 (147): “The devil apuritan that he is，” i.e. He isnot a puritan,by the devil; heis not a genuine puritan. 他根本不是什么清教徒。(又译：他是个鬼清教徒。)
“the Devil on afiddle stick”
Phrases & Expressions:
devil’s butcher: butcher set onby the devil 魔鬼支使的屠夫。
△ 3H.VI.5.5.77: “Where is that devil’s butcher，” 那个魔鬼手下的杀人凶手，在哪里？
devil’s dam: devil’s mother魔鬼的母亲。
△Com.4.3.50 (51):“Nay,she is worse,she is the devil’s dam，”不，她比魔鬼更厉害，她是魔鬼他妈。
roaring devil: The Devil often appeared as a charac-ter in old morality plays in England. He would roarwith pain when beaten with a wooden dagger andwhen someone tried to cut short his long claws .吼叫的魔鬼(英国中世纪宗教剧中常出现的人物，当有人用木刀打他或剪他的长爪时，他就吼叫)。
△H . V. 4 . 4 . 74 (70): “Bardolphand Nym had ten times more valour than this roaringdevil i’ the old play (i. e. Pistol),that every one maypare his nails with a wooden dagger，”巴道夫和尼姆的勇气比这个老戏中只会吼叫的魔鬼要强十倍，每个人都可以拿一把木刀削他的指甲。
devil-porter it: play the part of the porter in hell做鬼门关看守人。
△Mac . 2 . 3 . 19 (16):“But this place is toocold for hell. I’ll devil-porter it no further.”这个地方作为地狱是太冷了，我不再当这个鬼门关看守人了。
devil(1)[ˈdevl]
n.尘暴，尘旋风
devil(2)[ˈdevl]
n.魔鬼，坏蛋，麻烦，律师的助手v.嘲弄，扯碎
◇ a devil of讨厌的，异常的
and the devil knows what其他等等
be the devil极度困难
between the devil and the deep sea =between two fires = between the hammer and the anvil进退维谷，腹背受敌
go to the devil滚开
like the devil猛烈地，拼命地
play the devil with伤害
the devil to pay今后的麻烦，可怕的后果
‖ devil coat礼服
devil dance恶魔舞
devil’s advocate唱反调的人
devilish adj.魔鬼似的
devilishly adv.devilishness n.devilment n. devil-may-care adj. 漫不经心的，无所顾忌的
devilkin n.小鬼
devilling n.大律师代理出庭，大律师带撰写诉状，律师之间案件的移交
devilry = deviltry n.魔鬼，开玩笑，恶作剧