(1) 魔鬼;撒旦(chief spirit of evil; Satan)(通常cap)：The preacher said that the D～would take over their souls. 牧师说撒旦将收走他们的灵魂。worship the～崇拜魔鬼;

(2) 魔鬼(any evil or wicked spirit) [C]：believe in～s and witches 相信魔鬼和女巫;Go to the～! 滚蛋(见鬼去) !

(3) 恶人(棍);淘气鬼(person who is wicked， bad-tempered or mischievous) [C](infml)：He's a bit of a～with women. 他对女人很老道。He is a～with the ladies. 他是个玩女人的老手。That woman is a～. 那女人是个恶魔。He is a lazy～. 他是个懒虫。The girl is a little～. 这女孩是个小淘气鬼。〖同〗mischief-maker;

(4) 人，家伙(fellow; man; boy) [C](用于表示强烈感情)(infml)：He lost his job，(the) poor～. 他丢了工作，可怜的人。The poor～had nothing to eat. 那可怜的家伙没有东西可吃。You lucky～! 你这个走运的家伙!Poor～s! I feel really sorry for them. 可怜虫们，我真同情他们。a silly～可怜的家伙;The poor～never knew what hit him. 那可怜的家伙怎么也不会知道是什么打中了他。〖同〗fellow， guy， creature;

(5) 非常难对付的事(anything difficult or hard to manage) [C][N(of)](infml)：have a～of time doing sth 费很大劲做某事;What a～of name/temper/business! 多么怪的名字/坏的脾气/难的事情!What a～of mess! 太乱了!A～of a wind was blowing. 一阵劲风刮来。She is a～of a good driver/a pretty woman. 她是个非常好的司机/异常美丽的女人。

the devil 究竟，到底(用于加强疑问句的语气)：What/Who/Why/Where the～is that ?那究竟是什么/谁/为什么/在哪儿?How the～did you get here? 你到底是怎么到这里来的?

the (very) devil (infml) 艰难或不愉快的事情：The pan is the (very)～to clean. 这锅非常难擦干净。The machine is the (very)～to get started. 这机器非常难开动。

like the devil (infml) 拼命地：work/run like the～拼命工作/跑;

→′devilish adj 凶恶的，残忍的;adv 极，非常;′devilishly adv极残忍(奸诈)地;′devilishment n 恶作剧