| [/ˈiːvl; ˋivl/] adj 用法:
1 morally bad; wicked 道德败坏的; 邪恶的:
evil thoughts 邪念 *
an evil man 恶棍. 用法:
2 very unpleasant or harmful 令人不快的; 坏的; 有害的:
an evil smell 难闻的气味 *
an evil temper 坏脾气 *
evil weather 恶劣的天气. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) the evil `day, `hour, etc time when sth unpleasant that one would like to avoid (but cannot) will happen 该著倒霉的日子、 时刻等:
I know I need to go to the dentist but I've been putting off the evil day as long as possible. 我明知得去看牙, 却尽可能把这倒霉日子往後拖. (give sb) the evil `eye supposed power to harm people by a look or glance 恶毒的目光. the `Evil One (dated 旧) the Devil 魔鬼; 恶魔. an evil `tongue tendency to say malicious things about people 说人坏话的恶习:
She has an evil tongue. 她爱说别人坏话. one's good/evil genius => genius. fall on evil days (fml 文) suffer hardship or misfortune 遭受苦难或不幸. evil 2
n (fml 文) 用法:
1 [U] wrongdoing or wickedness 罪恶; 邪恶; 恶行:
the spirit of evil in man 人类的邪恶灵魂 *
return good for evil 以德报怨 *
speak no evil 不说坏话 *
You cannot pretend there's no evil in the world. 不要以为世界上没有罪恶. 用法:
2 [C] evil thing; disaster 邪恶之事; 灾难:
War, famine, and flood are terrible evils. 战争、 饥荒、 洪水都是可怕的灾难. *
the evils of drink 饮酒的害处. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) the lesser of two evils => lesser. a necessary evil => necessary. |