bedevil

/bɪˈdevl/ (bre, ipa) · /bɪˈdevl/ (ame, ipa) · /bi-ˈde-vəl bē-/ (ame, mw)

bedevil — verb

  • bedevilpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • bedevilshe / she / it
  • bedevilledpast simple
  • bedeviledpast simple
  • bedevilling-ing form
  • bedeviling-ing form
  • bedeviledpast participle

1. to keep creating trouble or confusion for a person, group, or plan, often for qu

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to keep creating trouble or confusion for a person, group, or plan, often for quite a while

例句

A leaking roof bedeviled Rin's family through the whole rainy season.

bedevil + people over a long period

Loose wires have bedeviled the school play since last week's storm.

同義詞
  • plague

    stresses repeated trouble from the same problem

  • hamper

    focuses more on slowing progress than on confusion or irritation

  • confound

    focuses more strongly on leaving someone puzzled

文法句型

bedevil + person/group/project

be bedeviled by + ongoing problem

用法筆記

The object is often a person, group, or ongoing project rather than one brief event. The word usually suggests repeated trouble over time, and it is common in the passive form with by.

常見錯誤

❌One loud horn bedeviled me for a second.
✅The construction noise bedeviled me all week.
💡bedevil usually suggests ongoing trouble, not a brief moment of annoyance.