diabolical

英 [ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkl]

美 [ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkl]

adj.  糟糕透顶的; 烦人的; 讨厌的; 道德败坏的; 邪恶的; 恶魔似的

GRE

BNC.19383 / COCA.19967

牛津词典

adj.

• 糟糕透顶的；烦人的；讨厌的
  extremely bad or annoying
  1. The traffic was diabolical.
     交通状况糟糕透了。
• 道德败坏的；邪恶的；恶魔似的
  morally bad and evil; like a devil

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 糟透的;极其恶劣的;非常讨厌的
  If you describe something asdiabolical, you are emphasizing that it is very bad, extreme, or unpleasant.
  1. It was a diabolical error, a schoolboy error...
     那是个十分低级的错误，一个小学生才会犯的错误。
  2. The pain was diabolical.
     疼痛异常剧烈。
• ADJ 邪恶的;罪恶的
  Diabolicalis used to emphasize how evil something is.
  1. ...sins committed in a spirit of diabolical enjoyment...
     为了罪恶的享乐而犯下的罪孽
  2. One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.
     今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。

英英释义

adj

• extremely evil or cruel
  1. something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
  2. fires lit up a diabolic scene
  3. diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
  4. a fiendish despot
  5. hellish torture
  6. infernal instruments of war
  7. satanic cruelty
  8. unholy grimaces
  Synonym:demonicdiabolicfiendishhellishinfernalsatanicunholy
• showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
  1. devilish schemes
  2. the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
  3. the diabolical expression on his face
  4. a mephistophelian glint in his eye
  Synonym:devilishdiabolicmephistophelianmephistophelean

双语例句

• My wife, however, long ago gave up on the diabolical machine.
  而我的妻子在很早以前就放弃了努力。
• When I awake, I had been in be far from "diabolical tree" hundreds of far places.
  当我醒来时，我已经在远离“恶魔之树”几百码远的地方了。
• He is diabolical and dangerous and he is a rock star.
  他很邪恶、很危险，但也是一个十足的摇滚范儿。
• My amiable lady!'he interrupted, with an almost diabolical sneer on his face.
  “我可爱的夫人！”他插嘴，脸上带着几乎是恶魔似的讥笑。
• The use of artificial means to make the creature diabolical was a flash of genius upon his part.
  可是他还采用了人工的方法使这动物变得象魔鬼一样的可怕，这就要算是他的机智和天才了。
• At this diabolical violence I rushed on him furiously.
  看到这穷凶极恶的狂暴，我愤怒地冲到他跟前。
• It was diabolical the way they let me know.
  他们用这种方式暗示我真是可恶。
• They move forward risking their lives, to destroy a diabolical regime.
  他们冒着生命危险前进，摧毁邪恶的政权。
• He interrupted, with an almost diabolical sneer on his face.
  他插嘴，脸上带着几乎是恶魔似的讥笑。
• It is only another example of the diabolical influence which this woman exercises over the court.
  这不过再一次证明了那个女人对于咱们这个法庭所产生的邪恶影响罢了。