devil
US: /ˈdɛvəɫ/
UK: /dˈɛvəl/
UK: /dˈɛvəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
devil /'devl/
- danh từ
- ma, quỷ
- devil take it!: ma bắt nó đi
- điều quái gỡ, điều ghê gớm, điều khủng khiếp
- what the devil are you doing?: cậu làm cái quái gì đấy?
- to work like the devil: làm việc hăng quá
- it's the devil of a way: đường xa kinh khủng
- sự giận dữ, sự tức giận
- to ráie the devil in someone: làm cho ai tức điên lên, làm cho ai nổi tam bành
- người hung ác, người nanh ác, người ác độc
- người quỷ quyệt, người xảo quyệt
- người khốn khổ; người bất hạnh, người vô phúc
- thư ký riêng (của luật sư, của nhà văn); người học việc (ở xưởng in)
- thịt nướng tẩm nhiều tiêu ớt
- lò than, lò nung
- máy xé (vải vụn, giẻ rách)
- a devil of a boy
- thằng quỷ ranh (hoặc tỏ ý chê là khó ưa, khó chịu, hoặc tỏ ý khen ai là đáng chú ý, vui tính...)
- the devil among the tailors
- sự cãi lộn; sự lộn xộn; sự ồn ào
- the devil and all
- tất cả cái gì xấu
- the devil take the hindmost
- khôn sống mống chết
- the devil and the deep sea
- (xem) between
- to give the devil his hue
- đối xử công bằng ngay cả với kẻ không xứng đáng; đối xử công bằng ngay cả với kẻ mình không ưa
- to go to the devil
- phá sản, lụn bại
- to go the devil!
- cút đi!
- someone (something) is the devil
- người (điều) phiền toái
- to play the devil with x play to raise the devil
- (xem) raise
- to talk of the devil and he will appear
- vừa nói đến ai thì người đó đã đến ngay
- ma, quỷ
- nội động từ
- làm thư ký riêng (cho một luật sư); viết văn thuê (cho nhà văn)
- làm thư ký riêng (cho một luật sư); viết văn thuê (cho nhà văn)
- ngoại động từ
- nướng (thịt...) sau khi tẩm tiêu ớt
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
1 (the Devil) (in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) the most powerful evil being
Synonym: SATAN
He would sell his soul to the Devil.
2 a wicked evil spirit: They believed she was possessed by devils.
3 (informal) a person who behaves badly, especially a child: a naughty little devil
4 (informal) used to talk about sb and to emphasize an opinion that you have of them: I miss the old devil, now that he's gone. + She's off to Greece for a month-lucky devil! + James was a handsome devil and rich, too.
Idioms: be a devil (BrE) people say Be a devil! to encourage sb to do sth that they are not sure about doing: Go on, be a devil, buy both of them.
better the devil you know (than the devil you don't) (saying) used to say that it is easier and wiser to stay in a bad situation that you know and can deal with rather than change to a new situation which may be much worse
between the devil and the deep blue sea in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant or unacceptable choices
the devil (old-fashioned) very difficult or unpleasant: These berries are the devil to pick because they're so small.
a devil of a job / time (old-fashioned) a very difficult or unpleasant job or time: I've had a devil of a job finding you.
go to the devil! (old-fashioned, spoken) used, in an unfriendly way, to tell sb to go away
like the devil (old-fashioned, informal) very hard, fast, etc: We ran like the devil.
speak / talk of the devil (informal) people say speak/talk of the devil when sb they have been talking about appears unexpectedly: Well, speak of the devil-here's Alice now!
what, where, who, why, etc. the devil ... (old-fashioned) used in questions to show that you are annoyed or surprised: What the devil do you think you're doing?
more at PAY v.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub, Asmodeus, Abaddon, Apollyon, Belial, Lord of the Flies, prince of darkness, spirit of evil, evil spirit, cacodemon or cacodaemon, evil one, wicked one, archfiend, Fiend, deuce, Scots Clootie; Colloq Old Harry, (Old) Nick, US (Old) Scratch:
In medieval times the devil was given horns, a tail, and cloven hooves.
2 brute, fiend, demon, beast, ogre, monster, rogue, scoundrel, rake, knave, rakehell, villain, ghoul, hell-hound, vampire, barbarian; witch, hell-cat, shrew, termagant, vixen, virago, ogress, harpy, hag, Xanthippe or Xantippe, crone:
If you hit me again I'll phone the police, you devil!
3 fellow, person, chap, wretch, bloke, guy, beggar, unfortunate, Colloq bugger, Brit sod:
The poor devil lost an arm at Gallipoli.
4 imp, scamp, rascal, fox, slyboots, sly dog, rapscallion, confidence man, trickster, Colloq operator, smoothie, smooth or slick operator, con man, con artist:
The little devil has stolen our hearts. The devil wormed his way into our confidence and then made off with our money.
5 like the devil. exceedingly, extremely, excessively, violently, speedily, confoundedly, deucedly:
The car was going like the devil when it hit the tree. She fought like the devil to protect the house.
6 - the devil. in heaven's name, the dickens, in the world, on God's green earth, in hell:
What the devil do you think you are doing? Who the devil is she? Where the devil have you put my trousers?
Collocation dictionary
VERB + DEVIL
believe in
Do you believe in the Devil?
| worship | be possessed by
He behaved like someone possessed by devils.
| exorcize
DEVIL + NOUN
worship | worshipper
PHRASES
the devil incarnate
(figurative) His strong left-wing views make him the devil incarnate to more extreme Conservatives.
Concise English dictionary
devilled|devilling|devils|deviled|deviling'devl
noun
+(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
+one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
+a word used in exclamations of confusion
+a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
+a cruel wicked and inhuman person
verb
+cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
+coat or stuff with a spicy paste
