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bedevil

美音:[bı´devəl ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[bı´devəl ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
vt.虐待,使苦恼,使痛苦

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bedevil为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:bedevilment 动词过去式:bedeviled/bedevilled 过去分词:bedeviled/bedevilled 现在分词:bedeviling/bedevilling 第三人称单数:bedevils/bedevils

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bedevil


/bɪ'devl; bɪ`dɛvl/
v (-ll-; US -l-) [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] trouble (sb/sth) greatly; torment; afflict 使(某人[某物])大为困扰, 烦恼; 折磨
*an industry bedevilled with strikes 为罢工所困扰的企业
* a family bedevilled by misfortune 遭遇到不幸的家庭
* Bad weather bedevilled our plans. 因为天气恶劣我们的计划大受影响.

bedevil


v past tense and past participlebedevilledpresent participlebedevillingBrEpast tense and past participlebedeviledpresent participlebedevilingAmE
[T usually passive]
to cause a lot of problems and difficulties for someone or something over a period of time
= plague
 a society bedevilled by racial tensions