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单词 evil
释义 evil¹ /ˈiːvəl/ adj.
1.(wicked, immoral)+ person邪恶的;坏的;罪恶的
the country's most evil terrorists该国最邪恶的恐怖分子

She's an evil woman.她是个坏女人。

2.(harmful)+ practice, deed, force, cult, system, influence造成伤害的;有害的;罪恶的

the perpetrators of this appalling and evil deed犯下这骇人听闻的恶行的罪人

After 1760 few Americans refrained from condemning slavery as evil.1760年以后, 几乎没有美国人不谴责奴隶制的罪恶。

It was not done with malice or evil intent.这并非出于恶意或害人之心而为之。

3.(diabolic)+ place充满罪恶的;不祥的;+ spell, power, force魔鬼的

According to local folklore it is an evil place.据当地民间传说, 这是个不祥的地方。

The village seemed to be under an evil spell.这个村庄似乎中了恶咒。

In times of crisis special processions were staged to frighten away evil powers.在危难时刻要念特殊的列队行进祈祷文以驱除恶魔。

4.(unpleasant)+ smell令人讨厌的;使人不快的

They carried posies of sweet-smelling flowers to ward off the evil smells of the city.他们拿一束束香花去抵挡城市的臭气。

the evil taste of this fruit这种水果令人讨厌的味道

5.(in temperament)+ temper, disposition暴躁的;凶恶的

Then Richard's evil temper gets the better of him and he hits her.然后理查德控制不住自己的暴脾气, 动手打了她。

6.(unlucky)+ fate, day不幸的;倒霉的

He suffered an evil fate at the hands of Vikings.他在北欧海盗的手里吃尽了苦头。

The evil day may come when your reputation gets dragged through the mud.你的名声坏掉的时候, 倒霉的日子恐怕就要来了。

7.(infamous)臭名昭著的;声名狼藉的

He had an evil reputation for drink and women.他因沉迷酒色而臭名昭著。

8.to put off the evil dayorto put off the evil hour把不愉快的事情往后推

Deferring interest is only putting off the evil hour.延期付息只是在拖延时间而已。

a desperate manoeuvre to put off the evil day when the accounts have to be disclosed当账目不得不被公布时为拖延时间而出的险招

evil² /ˈiːvəl/ n.
1.(force for badness)邪恶;罪恶
the conflict between good and evil正邪之间的冲突

this tale of good versus evil这个有关正义对抗的故事

the forces of evil邪恶势力

We are still being attacked by the forces of evil.我们仍在遭受邪恶势力的攻击。

2.(bad things)恶;恶事

He could not, after all, stop all the evil in the world.毕竟他不能阻止世界上所有的恶事。

3.(bad aspect, ill)坏事;恶行

Drugs are one of the many evils of modern society.毒品是现代社会的众多祸害之一。

Apartheid is an even greater evil.种族隔离是更为严重的弊端。

the evils of alcohol酒精的害处
a necessary evil无法避免的祸事

Higher taxes may be a necessary evil.提高征税额虽违人所愿但却在所难免。

4.(wickedness)邪恶;罪恶

In terms of pure evil, there's little to choose between them.就邪恶程度而言, 两者不相上下。

In my view this was pure evil on your part.我认为这全是你干的坏事。

5.<古>(illness)淋巴结结核;瘰疬
6.the lesser of two evilsorthe lesser evil两害之间较轻者

People voted for him as the lesser of two evils.人们把票投给他只不过是两害相权取其轻罢了。

One suspects that hydropower is still the lesser evil.有人觉得水力发电仍旧是两害中之较轻者。

7.the root of all evil万恶之源

those who see television as the root of all evil那些把电视视为万恶之源的人

The love of money is the root of all evil.贪财是万恶之源。

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