bedevil
英[bɪ'dev(ə)l]
美[bɪ'dɛvl]
- vt. 使痛苦；虐待；使苦恼
词态变化
第三人称单数: bedevils;过去式: bedevilled;过去分词: bedevilled;现在分词: bedevilling;
中文词源
bedevil 长期搅扰
前缀be-, 强调。devil, 魔鬼。
英文词源
- bedevil (v.)
- 1768, "to treat diabolically, abuse," from be- + verbal use of devil (q.v.). Meaning "to mischievously confuse" is from 1755; that of "to drive frantic" is from 1823. Related: Bedeviled (1570s, in a literal sense, "possessed"); bedeviling.
双语例句
- 1. If it backfires , it could bedevil efforts to contain public spending.
- 若计划遭遇不测,为控制政府开支所做的努力将功亏一篑.
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