dickens
n
the dickens (infml euph 口, 婉) (used to give emphasis, esp in questions) the Devil (用以加强语气, 尤於疑问句中)相当於the Devil
Who/What/Where the dickens is that? 到底是谁[是什麽/在哪儿]?
We had the dickens of a job finding the place. 我们费了九牛二虎之力才找到这地方.
🗣️ 情景例句
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
我说的就是这些,句句实情。
Pride must be pinched.
骄傲必须收敛。
The daily exercises lasted only eleven minutes and I proposed to do them early in the morning before anyone had got up.