in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 daemon
1 N-COUNT 魔鬼;恶魔 A demon is an evil spirit. 魔鬼;恶魔
SYN evil spirit, devil, fiend, goblin
2 N-COUNT [usually plural] 心魔;邪恶的事物 Sources of worry or conflict which trouble a person or group of people are sometimes referred to as demons . 心魔;邪恶的事物 [literary]
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His private demons drove him to drink excessively for many years.
他个人的心魔让他多年以来酗酒度日。
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...the demons of hatred, violence and ethnic fanaticism.
仇恨、暴力和种族狂热主义等诸恶
3 N-COUNT 技艺出众的人;精力过人的人;高手;能手 If you approve of someone because they are very skilled at what they do or because they do it energetically, you can say that they do it like a demon . 技艺出众的人;精力过人的人;高手;能手 [approval]
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He played like a demon.
他球艺惊人。
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He is a demon organizer.
他组织能力极强。
SYN wizard, master, ace [informal] , addict
4 N-COUNT 恶人;恶棍;魔头 If you refer to a powerful person such as a politician as a demon, you mean that you believe they are bad and might be dangerous. 恶人;恶棍;魔头 [disapproval]
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She was a dictator and a demon.
她是一个独裁者，一个女魔头。
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He was seen as a demon, determined to hand the country over to the reactionaries.
他被看成一个执意要将国家交给反动分子的恶魔。
SYN monster, beast, villain, rogue
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