英:[bɪˈdevl]
美:[bɪˈdɛvəl]
英:[bɪˈdevl]
美:[bɪˈdɛvəl]
be·dev·il
b de vl
第三人称单数:bedevils
现在分词:bedevilling或bedeviling
过去式:bedevilled或bedeviled
过去分词:bedevilled或bedeviled
bedevilment (n.)
词根:bedevil
n.bedevilment 着魔;迷惑
Verb
1. treat cruelly;
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;
"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"
1768年,“恶魔般地对待,虐待”,源自 be- 和 devil(参见)的动词用法。 “恶作剧般地混淆”一词来源于1755年; “使疯狂”一词来源于1823年。 相关词汇: Bedeviled(字面意义上的1570年代,“被占据”); bedeviling。
The first known use of bedevil was in 1574
bedewverb
to wet with or as if with dew
bedewverb
to wet with or as if with dew
bedevilverb
to trouble or annoy again and again : pester, harass
bedeviled by problems
bedevilverb
to trouble or annoy again and again : pester, harass
bedeviled by problems
bedevilverb
to trouble or annoy again and again : pester, harass
bedeviled by problems
bedevilverb
to trouble or annoy again and again : pester, harass
bedeviled by problems
1 Critics praised him for his nuanced understanding of the contradictory impulses that bedevil people and his capacity to find tender humor amid sorrow and despair.
2 His career was bedevilled by injury.
他的职业生涯深受伤病的困扰。
3 He still doesn't want to reconstitute LCD Soundsystem, but his plan for leisure and professional freedom has been bedeviled by other encroachments.
4 He also addresses social media and the problems of misuse that have bedeviled Facebook, including usage by foreign governments for political purposes.
5 The moral may be that the child bedeviled by hobgoblins of small minds becomes a monster himself.
6 One age, he is hagridden, bewitched; the next, priestridden, befooled; in all ages, bedevilled.
7 Even when the invention flags, the lanky, bedeviled Standley is compelling, as he grapples with what it means to be human, and to love.
8 The problems of organised crime that bedevil Naples have also scarred Palermo in Sicily: as recently as the 1990s, large areas of Palermo were derelict no-go zones.
9 Now the search for the perfect band name continues to bedevil musicians.
10 But the bedeviled foray also works as a potent allegory on the slow, vice-like workings of conscience, as guilt hunts down the protagonists with the shrieking remorselessness of Greek furies.
11 Watt’s arrival at Mr. Knott’s house presents the kind of conundrum that will bedevil him throughout his tenure there.
12 Just how much science is what bedevils not only linguistic analysis but also other forensic work.
13 Chief Keef serves as a reminder of what’s been whitewashed out of the hip-hop mainstream: a sense of the struggle bedeviling the communities that produce much of the music.
14 Then there’s the case of “The World’s Angriest Boy in the World,” a morbid children’s book character that bedevils our heroes as they wind their way through the labyrinth of David’s mind.
15 Or perhaps it’s a symptom of our age, that the problems that bedevil us on Earth limit our interest in other worlds — just when we need them (and the inspiration they offer) most.
或者时代烙印使然,地球上许多问题困扰着我们,限制了我们对其他星球关注的兴趣——只有当我们最需要它们(及它们能为我们带来奇思妙想),我们才感兴趣。
16 Like street trash, this stuff is hard to recycle; I needed, as we all occasionally do, to flee the bedeviling daily issues and light out.
17 Localized changes are easy to apply and you can see their immediate effect, but far-away side-effect breakages bedevil you.
本地化修改可以很容易地应用并且可以立即看到修改效果,但是副作用产生的破坏也会使您非常苦恼。
18 The taunting, pinching village boys bedeviled the cat as they did her, but he, quicker and smarter than they, always escaped.
19 The editors have at last corrected printers’ errors that have bedevilled Eliot’s poems for decades.
20 He’s not just some guy in a uniform doing a job, and he is free of the corruption and compromise that bedevil the legally constituted authorities.
4 苦恼
troubled anguished vexed fretful trouble conflict upset torture fret oppression agony vexation distress afflict chagrin harrow lacerate beleaguer ride rock tear labour writhe ail shaky wretched harrowed affliction gyp sting scourge assail repine fuck up pain suffering laden excruciating afflictive tsoris misease worry worm sour woe torment martyr gall angst nettle laceration canker wormwood calvary excruciation wae worriment prey groan anguish gnaw press grind curse pinch discomfort gripe prod wring irk vex harry agonize rive excruciate
5 困扰
hang-up pursue assault devil harass inconvenience badger afflict persecute beset beleaguer dog trouble plague obsess assail annoyance obfuscation fash besetment nag bug bother hassle spite haunt bombard besiege irk harry faze
7 毒打
10 纠缠
entanglement involution ride pursue hassle plague torment badger persecute besiege pester mither swirl knotted ravelment implication tangle twine skein sleave knot weave devil foul implicate entangle perplex embroil entwine ravel importune entrammel ensnarl embrangle
13 使困惑
baffling get stick throw bug stumble fox stun gravel lick intrigue stump maze riddle buffalo evade tangle confound perplex obfuscate bedazzle kittle befog moider knock sideways
14 混乱
shambolic haywire mixed-up ragtime rough tumultuous hazy disorderly woolly indiscriminate untidy turbid untuned hugger-mugger adrift pell-mell balls-up cock-up ruction snarl-up shambles screw-up tracasserie disorder shock dust pie confusion chaos distraction rout tumble turmoil mayhem turbulence huddle anarchy ruffle commotion jumble broil snarl tumult mix-up perturbation upturn snafu perplexity hubbub pandemonium brouhaha kerfuffle anomie foul-up fuddle shemozzle mêlée discombobulate involve confuse devastate confound entangle obfuscate perturb disjoint unstring mess tangle whirl muddle ravel make hay of out of joint
15 骗
chouse sharp shark frog sting chisel bamboozle gyp wheedle gip palter outjockey work best dish trick bubble bucket rogue mock pigeon nick fudge rook beguile bilk diddle bunco mump
16 烦恼
concerned fraught galling overwrought care irritation annoyance vexation palaver concern hurt bug fuss irk harry be in into a lather
17 着魔
demonic enchant hex wizard demoniac demoniacal possession obsession demonize bedazzle bewitchment ensorcell obsessional possess
19 折磨
torture torment ordeal buffeting visit rack plague prey bait buffet martyr afflict crucify scourge gnaw harrow ail agonize excruciate suffering affliction ill-treat strike purgatory martyrdom grief anguish crucifixion try worry grind harry flay hagride hag-ridden blight wring vex beleaguer trouble curse nag cross harassment excruciation ballyrag weight press ride bug murder weigh twist devil pinch harass haze molest pang pester macerate scarify straiten martyrize ill-usage punish gripe wrack ill-use
20 使混乱
discombobulate disorder confuse devastate entangle obfuscate perturb disjoint unstring mess tangle jumble muddle snarl ravel make hay of
22 虐待
abuse persecution cruelty oppression misusage misuse persecute oppress mistreat mishandle maltreat ill-treat wrong hell rough hardship abusive ballyrag tax press task horse screw mouse devil grind spite outrage torment crucify maul manhandle physic macerate scarify abusively knock punishment disservice maltreatment ill-treatment abusiveness ill-usage ill-use pull about pull around walk all over
23 受苦
troubled laden distressed cursed afflicted cross pay suffer groan clem curse torment martyr victimize harrow do penance go through the hoop jump through the hoop
24 迷住
witching take catch engage capture spell possess charm witch glamour fetch fascinate smite captivate enchant obsess mesmerize magnetize beguile enthral spellbind
26 迷惑
confused puzzled mixed up befuddled nonplussed uncomprehending bushed puzzlement cloud fox baffle mesmerize bewitch bewilder play a joke on play a trick on get your knickers in a twist enchant mixed-up muzzy dodgasted puzzle delusion infatuation mix-up mystification bewitchment captivation nonplus ensorcell lose lie spell bother witch glamour hex maze glamor buffalo mislead seduce blindfold entangle enthrall mystify bamboozle befuddle sophisticate enthral mizzle befog spellbind moider ensorcel inthral inthrall
27 困惑
kerflumixed lost confused troubled helpless baffling bemused perplexed rattled confounded puzzle involvement confusion fog maze baffle tangle delusion enigma perplex muddle quandary pucker perplexity puzzlement bafflement discomfiture disconcertion swither stick get throw bug distract stumble fox stun gravel lick intrigue stump riddle buffalo evade confound obfuscate bedazzle cumber kittle befog moider knock sideways in a fog
30 糊涂
woolly-headed beetle-headed mad fluffy clouded gaga addle sottish woolly-minded anile pinheaded stupidity muddle fuddle bother confuse haze obfuscate mizzle becloud besot muddle-headedness
31 着迷
crazy infatuated rapt hipped absorption kill consume entrance hypnotize beguile infatuate obsess under a spell a bee in bonnet
32 把…弄糟