单词 | between the devil and the deep sea |
释义 | devil /devˈl or -il/noun
ORIGIN: OE dēofol, dēoful, from L diabolus, from Gr diabolos, from diaballein to throw across, to slander, from dia across, and ballein to throw; cf Ger Teufel, Fr diable, Ital diavolo, Sp diablo devˈildom noun devˈiless noun devˈilet, devˈiling or devˈling noun
devˈilish adjective
Often /devˈlish/ (informal) very, exceedingly devˈilishly adverb devˈilishness noun devˈilism noun devˈilkin noun devˈilled adjective devˈilment noun Frolicsome mischief devˈilry noun devˈilship noun devˈiltry noun (US) devˈil-crab noun The velvet-crab devˈil-dodger noun (slang)
devˈilfish noun
devˈil-in-a-bush noun A garden flower, love-in-a-mist devˈil-may-careˈ adjective Reckless, audacious devˈil-on-the-neck noun An old instrument of torture devˈil-on-two-sticks noun An older name for diabolo devil's advocate noun
devˈil's-bit noun A species of scabious (Succisa pratensis) with rootstock as if bitten off devil's bones plural noun Dice devil's books plural noun Playing-cards devil's coach-horse noun A large dark-coloured beetle (Staphylinus olens) that turns up its tail when threatened devil's darning-needle noun (informal) A dragonfly or damselfly devil's dozen noun Thirteen devil's dung noun Asafoetida devil's dust noun Shoddy made by a machine called the devil devil's food cake noun (chiefly N American) A kind of chocolate cake devils on horseback plural noun Prunes wrapped in bacon, grilled, and served on toast devil's own noun A name given to the 88th Regiment in the Peninsular War, also to the Inns of Court Volunteers devil's picture books plural noun (also in sing) same as devil's books above devil's snuff-box noun A puffball devil's tattoo see under tattoo2 devˈil-worship noun
devˈil-worshipper noun between the devil and the deep (blue) sea
devil a bit, a one or a thing, etc Not at all, not one, etc devil of a mess A very bad mess devil take the hindmost Take care of yourself and never mind about others go to the devil
like the devil Very hard or fast play the devil To make havoc (with) printer's devil
raise hell or raise the devil see under raise1 talk of the devil Here comes the person we were talking of the devil and all
the devil to pay Serious trouble (as a consequence of an action, etc) |
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