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
Here I am.
我在这儿!
I can see the brown wall of dust coming toward us with the wind.
风卷起褐色的墙壁似的滚滚黄沙,向这里袭来。
with their fellow scientists either in other countries or in universities,