bedevil

英[bɪˈdevl]

美[bɪˈdɛvəl]

基本释义

The expedition was bedevilled by bad weather.

探险队深受恶劣天气的困扰。

牛津词典

His career was bedevilled by injury.

他的职业生涯深受伤病的困扰。

The development has been bedevilled with problems.

发展受到了诸多问题的困扰。

If it backfires , it could bedevil efforts to contain public spending.

若计划遭遇不测,为控制政府开支所做的努力将功亏一篑.

期刊摘选

Verb

1. treat cruelly;
"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;
"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"