bedevil
英[bɪˈdevl]
美[bɪˈdɛvəl]
基本释义
- vt.
- 折磨; 使迷惑; 困扰
词性变化
- 第三人称单数:bedevils;
- 过去式:bedevilled;
- 过去分词:bedevilled;
- 现在分词:bedevilling;
实用例句
The expedition was bedevilled by bad weather.
探险队深受恶劣天气的困扰。
牛津词典
His career was bedevilled by injury.
他的职业生涯深受伤病的困扰。
The development has been bedevilled with problems.
发展受到了诸多问题的困扰。
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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英英释义
Verb
1. treat cruelly;
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;
"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"