The devil knows many things because he is old.

老馬識途。

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一、你知道devil有幾種含義嗎？

n.

1.魔鬼；惡魔

They believed she had been possessed by devils.

他們認(rèn)為她是受魔鬼控制了。

2.(the Devil)（基督教，猶太教和伊斯蘭教）魔王；魔鬼；撒旦

If it rained while the sun was shining, the Devil was beating his wife.

如果紅日高照時(shí)下雨，就是撒旦在打老婆。

3.淘氣鬼；冒失鬼；調(diào)皮鬼

My niece is a little devil.

我的侄女是個(gè)小調(diào)皮鬼。

4.（強(qiáng)調(diào)對某人的看法）人；家伙

He only spoils the show, poor devil.

可憐的家伙，他不過是糟蹋了這場展出罷了。

5.【口】棘手的事[the (very) devil]

These bowls are the (very) devil to clean.

這些鍋太難洗干凈了。

v.

1.為作家捉刀代筆，給律師當(dāng)助手 [I]

The young man has been devilling for the lawyer.

這年輕人一直給律師當(dāng)助手。

2.（用扯碎機(jī)）扯碎（破布、破爛或衣服等）[T]

3.戲弄，激怒；困擾，折磨，使煩惱，使痛苦 [T]

The girl devilled her parents for a new computer.

這小女孩纏著父母要一臺新電腦。

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二、含有devil的常見短語

like the devil

拼命地,猛烈地,發(fā)瘋似地

poor devil

可憐的人,可憐的家伙

dust devil

塵卷,塵暴,旋風(fēng)沙柱

devil dog

n. 美海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)隊(duì)員(非正式用語)

devil's advocate

n. 唱反調(diào)的人,爭辯時(shí)故意持相反意見的人

printer's devil

n. 印刷廠的學(xué)徒

the devil

究竟(與who/how/why/where/what等連用)

tasmanian devil

n.[動]袋獾

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三、一起來做個(gè)填詞游戲吧

The ________tempted Adam and Eve.

魔鬼誘惑了亞當(dāng)和夏娃。