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| 1 | Hell in some religions, the place where bad people are sent to suffer for ever when they die . The place where good people go is called Heaven . 地狱 |
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| 2 | a situation that is extremely unpleasant 令人极不愉快的处境 |
| It’ s been hell trying to keep this secret for so long. 要保守这个秘密如此之久真是痛苦。 |
| absolute/pure/sheer/utter hell For a sensitive child this ridicule can be sheer hell. 这种嘲笑对于敏感的孩子来说会是痛苦难忍的。 |
| go through hell She’ s been going through hell since her husband died. 自从她丈夫死后，她一直倍受煎熬。 |
| a living hell (=a very frightening or upsetting experience) The past few days have been a living hell for both of us. 活地狱 |
| put sb through hell He’ s put us all through hell in the last few weeks. 他在过去的几个星期里让我们吃尽了苦头。 |
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| - | all hell breaks loose informal
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| used for saying that something happens that makes people angry or upset , and they start fighting or arguing |
| 大乱起来；闹翻天 |
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| All hell will break loose when my parents hear about this. 如果我父母知道了，会出大乱子的。 |
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| - | as hell spoken
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| 1 | used for emphasizing something bad or unpleasant 很，非常(用于强调坏事或令人不快的事) | I was angry and hurt and jealous as hell. 我又气又伤心，而且嫉妒得要命。 | | The track is as bumpy as hell. 这条小径极不平坦。 | |
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| 2 | used for general emphasis (用作一般性强调) | I’ m serious as hell. I’ m leaving him. 我可不是开玩笑的，我要离开他。 | | (as) sure as hell I know what you want, as sure as hell. 我绝对知道你想要什么。 | |
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| - | come hell or high water informal
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| even though there may be problems or difficulties |
| 不论会有什么问题(或困难) |
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| I’ m determined to get to the bottom of this, come hell or high water. 不管有多大困难，我决心把这件事弄个水落石出。 |
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| - | for the hell of it informal
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| just for fun , and not for any serious reason |
| 仅仅为了取乐；玩玩而已 |
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| I kissed him just for the hell of it. 我纯粹为了好玩而吻了他。 |
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| - | frighten/scare/beat/kick the hell out of sb informal
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| to frighten or hurt someone very badly |
| 把某人吓得要死/猛击/猛踢某人 |
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| - | the sth from hell informal
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| an especially difficult or unpleasant example of a person or thing |
| 特别难（或特别不愉快）的例子 |
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| the holiday from hell 糟糕透顶的假期 |
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| - | get the hell out spoken
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| to leave a place as quickly as you can |
| 尽快离开 |
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| We’ d better get the hell out of here. 我们最好尽快离开这儿。 |
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| - | give sb hell informal
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| to be very angry with someone or treat them severely |
| 申斥某人；严厉对待某人 |
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| Caroline would give me hell if she thought I’ d lied. 如果卡罗琳认为我撒了谎，她会狠狠地数落我一番。 |
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| - | go to hell spoken
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| used for telling someone angrily to go away or stop annoying you |
| 滚开；去你的 |
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| - | sb has been to hell and back informal
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| someone has suffered a lot or has had bad experiences |
| 某人到地狱走了一遭（指饱受磨难或有过糟糕的经历） |
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| - | hell for leather informal
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| very quickly or with a lot of effort |
| 飞快地；拼命地 |
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| - | hellfreezes over informal
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| used for saying that something is very unlikely to happen |
| 永远不会有；极不可能发生 |
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| - | hell hath no fury (like a woman scorned)
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| used for saying that a woman who cannot make someone love her can be extremely angry |
| 得不到人爱的女人会歇斯底里 |
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| - | hell on earth informal
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| an extremely unpleasant situation or place |
| 人间地狱 |
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| - | hell’ s bells/teeth old-fashioned
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| used for showing anger or great surprise |
| 见鬼了（用于表示生气或惊愕） |
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| - | like hell spoken
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| 1 | with a lot of speed or effort 飞快地；拼命地 | I got out of the truck and ran like hell. 我下了卡车拼命地跑。 | |
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| 2 | very informal used for showing that you doubt something or do not believe it 绝对不；肯定不 | ‘He’ ll change his mind.’ ‘Like hell he will!’ “他会改变主意的。”“他绝对不会！” | |
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| - | look/feel like hell spoken
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| to look or feel very ill or tired |
| 看起来/感觉病得很重（或很疲惫） |
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| - | not a hope/chance in hell informal
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| no hope or chance at all |
| 没有一点儿希望/机会 |
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| - | a/one hell of a spoken
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| 1 | used for emphasizing what you are saying (用于强调所说的话) | It must be a hell of a job trying to organize all this information. 整理这些信息一定是项非常艰苦的工作。 | |
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| 2 | used for emphasizing how good something is （用于强调某物非常好） | Everyone thinks you’ re one hell of a guy. 大家都觉得你是个大好人。 | |
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| - | play (merry) hell informal
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| 1 | to behave badly 捣乱；胡闹 |
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| 2 | to cause trouble for someone or something 给…制造麻烦 | The fog played merry hell with the traffic. 大雾给交通带来了不便。 | |
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| - | raisehell informal
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| 1 | to make a lot of noise or trouble 吵闹；大闹 | Young people were getting drunk and raising hell. 年轻人开始喝醉，又吵又闹。 | |
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| 2 | to complain loudly 大声抱怨 |
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| - | there’ ll be hell to pay informal
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| used for saying that someone will be in a lot of trouble |
| （某人）要出大麻烦了，要倒大霉了 |
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| - | to hell with spoken
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| used for showing that you are angry with someone or something and do not care about them any more |
| 让…见鬼去吧 |
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| - | what the hell spoken
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| used for showing that something does not matter |
| 没关系；管它呢 |
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