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demon
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Derivatives :
adj
demonic
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adv
demonically
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- demon
['diːmən]
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noun
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(evil spirit) 恶魔
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adjective
(skilled，enthusiastic) 胜人一筹的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- demon
['diːmən]
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n
daemon daimon an attendant or ministering spirit; genius
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the demon of inspiration
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n
an evil spirit or devil
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3.
n
a person, habit, obsession, etc, thought of as evil, cruel, or persistently tormenting
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4.
n
a person who is extremely skilful in, energetic at, or devoted to a given activity, esp a sport
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a demon at cycling
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5.
n
(as modifier)
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a demon cyclist
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6.
n
a variant spelling of daemon
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7.
n
[Austral and NZ]
[Spoken]
[Archaic]
a detective or policeman
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n
[computing]
a part of a computer program, such as a help facility, that can run in the background behind the current task or application, and which will only begin to work when certain conditions are met or when it is specifically invoked
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[Etymology]
C15: from Latin daemon evil spirit, spirit, from Greek daimon spirit, deity, fate; see daemon
Examples
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a demon at golf
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高尔夫球艺非凡的人
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The demon charmed the woman with his spell.
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这个恶魔用他的魔法控制这个女人。
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He was a victim of the demon drink, drinking almost daily.
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他喝酒上瘾，几乎每天都喝。
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She's a demon at math.
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她是个数学天才。
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a demon at cycling
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病魔缠身
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be possessed by the demon of disease—be afflicted with a lingering disease
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