the devil

名词 the devil:

1. something difficult or awkward to do or deal with

1. The Devil tempted Adam and Eve.
   魔鬼诱惑了亚当和夏娃。
2. The guards were sadistic beasts and their leader was the devil incarnate.
   那些警卫都是残暴的野兽，他们的首领是个魔鬼的化身。
3. Cold weather plays the devil with my rheumatism.
   天一冷，我的风湿病就犯了。
4. There'll be the devil to pay if you scratch my car!
   你要是划坏了我的汽车你就有麻烦了！
5. In this business you have to be tough, and the devil take the hindmost.
   干这一行必须心狠，谁顾别人谁吃亏。
6. Talk of the devil and he will appear.
   说到曹操，曹操就到。
7. There will be the devil to pay.
   后果不堪设想。