bedevil

動詞

1. 1

   困擾、糾纏、折磨常用被動

   The project has been bedeviled by delays and rising costs.

   這個專案一直受到進度延誤與成本上漲的困擾。

2. 2

   使困惑、使混亂

   Conflicting reports bedeviled the investigators for months.

   相互矛盾的報告讓調查人員困惑了好幾個月。

3. 3

   虐待、苛待舊式

   He bedeviled the younger boys until a teacher intervened.

   他一直欺凌那些年紀較小的男孩，直到老師出面制止。