bedevil

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

bedevil 长期搅扰

前缀be-, 强调。devil, 魔鬼。

英语词源

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.

权威例句

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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