demon
n
1 wicked or cruel spirit 惡魔; 魔鬼
medieval carvings of demons 中世紀(jì)的魔鬼雕像.
2 (infml 口)
(a) person thought to be wicked, mischievous, etc 惡人; 惡棍; 調(diào)皮鬼
Your son's a little demon. 你兒子是個小調(diào)皮鬼.
(b) ~ (for sth) energetic person 精力充沛的人
She's a demon for work, ie works very hard. 她工作起來精力充沛.
[attrib 作定語]
a demon worker 精力過人的工作者.
(c) fierce or aggressive player 勇猛的運動員; 攻擊型的運動員
[attrib 作定語]
a demon bowler 勇猛的投球手.
3 (idm 習(xí)語) the demon `drink (joc 謔) alcoholic drink, esp when it is the cause of wild noisy behaviour 含酒精的飲料(尤指飲後使人撒酒瘋者)
He's very violent: it's the demon drink, you know. 他大撒酒瘋, 你要知道就是因為喝了那種酒.