adj.蘸了很多芥末(胡椒)的

I'm having a devil of a job fixing my car. 我修我這輛汽車可費勁了。

What a miserable old devil Scrooge was! 斯克魯奇是多麼可惡的吝嗇鬼呀！

There'll be the devil to pay if you scratch my car! 你要是劃壞了我的汽車你就有麻煩了！

He had a devil of a time getting home. 他回家時一路上十分辛苦(歷盡艱辛)。

He has lost his job, poor devil! 他失業(yè)了，可憐的人！

She seemed to be possessed (by the devil). 她好像著了魔似的。

v.使痛苦；使糊涂；虐待；搞糟