1the Devil the most powerful evil being, according to the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions 魔鬼;撒旦
☞Look at Satan. 参看Satan。
2 an evil being; a spirit 魔鬼;恶魔
3 (spoken 口语) a word used to show pity, anger, etc when you are talking about a person (谈到某人时用以表示怜悯、愤怒等)家伙,人:
The poor devil died in hospital two days later.那可怜的家伙两天后在医院死去。Those kids can be little devils sometimes.那些孩子有时候会有点儿淘气。
be a devil used to encourage sb to do sth that he/she is not sure about doing (用于鼓励某人去干其拿不定主意的事):
Go on, be a devil -- buy both of them.买吧,别犹豫──把这两样都买下来。speak/talk of the devil used when the person who is being talked about appears unexpectedly (指说到某人,某人突然出现)说曹操,曹操就到