demon
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A demon is an evil spirit. 魔鬼
...a woman possessed by demons. …一個被魔鬼附身的女人。
2. N-COUNT If you approve of someone because they are very skilled at what they do or because they do it energetically, you can say that they do it like a demon. 精力過人的人; 技藝出衆的人[表贊許]
She worked like a demon and expected everybody else to do the same. 她工作起來精力過人，而且希望每個人都這麽做。
He is a demon organizer. 他是一位高超的組織者。
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demon /ˈdiːmən/ (also daemon) (demons)
剑桥词典
- [ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
an evil spirit
惡魔，魔鬼
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲單數使用的名詞 ] approving
a person who does a particular activity with great skill or energy
技法純熟者；勁頭十足的人
She works like a demon. 她工作起來很玩命。
Stefan has a demon serve . 斯蒂芬的發球威力很大。
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
a person who behaves very badly
壞蛋；淘氣鬼
humorous That's the last time I take care of her kids - I'll be glad when the little demons go home . 這是我最後一次幫她帶孩子——真希望她快把這幫小壞蛋帶廻家。
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
a negative feeling that causes you to worry or behave badly
灰暗心理，頹廢心理
She had her demons and, later in life , they drove her to drink . 她精神頹廢，後來染上了酗酒的惡習。