bedevil

英[bɪ'devl] 美[bɪ'devl]
  • v. 使痛苦;使糊涂;虐待;搞糟
Verb:
  1. treat cruelly;

    "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

  2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;

    "These questions confuse even the experts"
    "This question completely threw me"
    "This question befuddled even the teacher"

1. If it backfires , it could bedevil efforts to contain public spending.
若计划遭遇不测,为控制政府开支所做的努力将功亏一篑.

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    1. He is bedeviled by his mistaken ideas.
      他被错误思想弄糊涂了。