bedevil
英 [bɪ'dev(ə)l]
美[bɪ'dɛvl]
- vt. 使痛苦；虐待；使苦恼
实用场景例句
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The development has been bedevilled with problems.
- 发展受到了诸多问题的困扰。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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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