n.

1. （大写）魔王；撒旦[the S]
2. 魔鬼，恶魔[C]
   Her aunt said she was possessed by devils.

   她姑妈说她被魔鬼迷住了。

3. 恶棍[C]
4. 【口】精力旺盛的人；无所顾忌的人[C]
5. 【口】人，家伙[C]
   The poor devil had another heart attack last night.

   那个可怜的人昨晚心脏病又发作了。

6. 【口】（用来加强语气）究竟，到底[the S]
   What the devil happened?

   究竟发生了什么事？

7. 【口】（用作感叹词，表示不相信）怎会，才怪[the S]
8. 难事[S]

vt.

1. 折磨，困扰
   Kitty deviled her mother for a doll.

   基蒂缠着她妈妈要个洋娃娃。

2. 用香辣调味料烧烤（食品）

n.

1. (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan.
   ▸an evil spirit; a demon.
2. a very wicked or cruel person.
   ▸a mischievously clever or self-willed person.
3. (the devil) fighting spirit; wildness:
   he was born with the devil in him.
4. (the devil) a thing that is very difficult or awkward to do or deal with.
5. informal a person with specified characteristics:
   you lucky devil.
6. (the devil) expressing surprise or annoyance in various questions or exclamations.
7. an instrument or machine used for tearing or other destructive work.
8. informal, dated a junior assistant of a barrister or other professional. See also printer's devil.

v.

1. informal, dated act as a junior assistant for a barrister or other professional.
2. N. Amer. harass or worry.