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单词 bedevil
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
be•dev•il /bɪˈdɛvəl/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -iled, -il•ing or (esp. Brit.) -illed, -il•ling. 
  1. to trouble in a mean way.
  2. to cause confusion;
    complicate.
be•dev•il•ment, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
be•dev•il  (bi devəl),USA pronunciation v.t., -iled, -il•ing or (esp. Brit.) -illed, -il•ling. 
  1. to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
  2. to possess, as with a devil;
    bewitch.
  3. to cause confusion or doubt in;
    muddle;
    confound:an issue bedeviled by prejudices.
  4. to beset or hamper continuously:a new building bedeviled by elevator failures.
  • be- + devil 1760–70
be•devil•ment, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bedevil /bɪˈdɛvəl/ vb ( -ils, -illing, -illed, US -ils, -iling, -iled)(transitive)
  1. to harass or torment
  2. to throw into confusion
  3. to possess, as with a devil

beˈdevilment n
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