devilry

['devlri]

n.恶行, 残暴,恶作剧

例句与用法：

She's up to some devilry or other.

她正要搞个恶作剧什么的。

n.

1. 恶行

2. 妖术

3. 恶作剧

devilry

名词复数：devilries

词义辨析：

同义参见:

mischief

devilry['devəlri]n.1.■[主英国英语]2.■魔法，巫术，妖术3.■魔鬼(或恶魔)似的行径，恶行，恶劣行径，残暴行径4.■极其邪恶，残忍，残暴5.■胡作非为，恶作剧，开玩笑；调皮，捣蛋；狂欢，欢闹6.■[总称]魔鬼7.■鬼魔学[美国英语亦作deviltry]变形n.devilries

1. [mass noun]wicked activity
   邪恶的行为
   some devilry was afoot.
   一些恶行正在进行之中。
   ■reckless mischief
   （不计后果的）恶作剧
   a perverse sense of devilry urged her to lead him on.
   恶作剧的邪念促使她去诱骗他。
   ■black magic; dealings with the devil
   巫术，魔法；与魔鬼的交易
   

devilry

名词 devilry:

wicked and cruel behavior

同义词：deviltry

reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others

同义词：mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan

devilry

■He must be out on some proper devilry, or he wouldn't miss the party.

他准是出去干什么真正的鬼把戏去了,要不然他不会错过这聚会的。

■She's up to some devilry or other.

她正要搞个恶作剧什么的。

■It was so emphatically a fallen sport--a something, once innocent, delivered over to all devilry--a healthy pastime changed into a means of angering the blood, bewildering the senses, and steeling the heart.

当初原很纯洁，后来却具有了这种鬼魅的形象。 一种健康的娱乐变作了促使血液狂奔、知觉混乱、心肠狠毒的手段。

■Boromir: What is this new devilry?

波罗莫:又来了什么怪物？

■Who could tell what devilry the ingenious Americans were up to?

谁说得准那些诡计多端的美国人在搞什么鬼名堂?