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bedevil是什么意思

bedevil

英 [bɪ'dev(ə)l] 美 [bɪ'dɛvl]
  • vt. 使痛苦;虐待;使苦恼

bedevil 中文词源


bedevil 长期搅扰

前缀be-, 强调。devil, 魔鬼。

bedevil 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.

bedevil 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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