wicked
/ˈwɪkɪd/adjective
1wickeder, wickedest
- evil or morally wrong邪恶的; 罪恶的; 缺德的：
a wicked and unscrupulous politician.
邪恶无耻的政客。
1.1
- intended to or capable of harming someone or something怀恶意的; 有害的：
he should be punished for his wicked driving.
他应该为他危险的驾驶受到处罚。
1.2
- informal extremely unpleasant〈非正式〉令人不快的, 令人厌恶的：
despite the sun, the wind outside was wicked.
尽管阳光普照, 外面的风仍然凛冽。
1.3
- playfully mischievous恶作剧的, 淘气的, 调皮的：
Ben has a wicked sense of humour.
本有一种恶作剧似的幽默感。
1.4
- informal excellent; wonderful〈非正式〉棒的, 妙的：
Sophie makes wicked cakes.
苏菲做的蛋糕棒极了。
短语
no rest（或 peace） for the wicked
- humorous the speaker's heavy workload or lack of tranquillity is due to their sinful life〈幽默〉恶人有恶报（多指工作繁重）; 恶人不得安宁。
- ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to Isa. 48:22, 57:21.
派生词
wickedly
adverbwickedness
noun词源
Middle English: probably from Old English wicca 'witch'+-ED1.