adj.蘸了很多芥末(胡椒)的
I'm having a devil of a job fixing my car. 我修我这辆汽车可费劲了。
What a miserable old devil Scrooge was! 斯克鲁奇是多麽可恶的吝啬鬼呀!
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!
He had a devil of a time getting home. 他回家时一路上十分辛苦(历尽艰辛)。
He has lost his job, poor devil! 他失业了,可怜的人!
v.使痛苦;使糊涂;虐待;搞糟