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demon

/dee-muhn/US // ˈdi mən //UK // (ˈdiːmən) //

恶魔,妖魔,妖怪,魔鬼

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
    • : an evil passion or influence.
    • : a person considered extremely wicked, evil, or cruel.
    • : a person with great energy, drive, etc.: He's a demon for work.
    • : a person, especially a child, who is very mischievous: His younger son is a real little demon.
    • : daemon.
    • : Australian Slang. a policeman, especially a detective.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or noting a demon.
    • : possessed or controlled by a demon.

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Examples

  • Maxwell’s point was not that the demon was a lawbreaker, but that the second law was statistical.

  • A demon is trapped inside of Ha Ram’s body, and its strength grows as Ha Ram’s feelings for Hong Chun-Gi become stronger.

  • It’s not that the team particularly loves these blood-sucking demons.

  • I own it all and this is the right response when these demons do digging.

  • Huhn’s mom, Gail Fogelman, said she’s angry over Fiorica’s actions but she “doesn’t want to portray him as an evil demon.”

  • No matter how much he burrows into his mind, he must face the demon of death.

  • While Ichabod is checking for non-existent cell service, Abbie learns that Moloch is planning to release a demon army on earth.

  • What a demon, a behemoth, evil just seems to be seeping through him.

  • He fashioned BOB, the demon spirit who lived in the Black Lodge, but such an explanation satisfied precious few of us.

  • In a sharp voice, Larson commanded the attention of my demon.

  • It may be noted in passing that in the three miracles in Matthew of exorcising a blinding demon the title “Son of David” is used.

  • And so saying, the mis-shapen little demon set up a hideous yell, and danced upon the ground as if frantic with rage.

  • Tom meekly did as he was bid, but in his heart there raged the passions of a demon, and he swore Mark Grafton should die.

  • In The Demon I have found some beautiful things, but a good deal of padding, too.

  • "Either they or some demon changelings," answered the old man, rocking to and fro upon the mats.