新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

demon

英  [ˈdiːmən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • demons

    1[C 可数名词] 魔鬼

    A demon is an evil spirit.

    双语例句

    例:

    a woman possessed by demons.

    一个被魔鬼附身的女人。

    2[C 可数名词] 精力过人的人 , 技艺出众的人

    If you approve of someone because they are very skilled at what they do or because they do it energetically, you can say that they do it like a demon.

    双语例句

    例:

    She worked like a demon and expected everybody else to do the same.

    她工作起来精力过人,而且希望其他人也都是这个样子。

    例:

    He is a demon organizer.

    他是一位超强的组织者。