evil
英 [ˈiːvl]
美 [ˈiːvl]
adj. 恶毒的; 邪恶的; 有害的; 道德败坏的; 恶魔的; 罪恶的
n. 邪恶; 罪恶; 恶行; 害处; 坏处; 弊端
复数:evils
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.4107 / COCA.3447
同义词辨析
badevilillviciouswicked【导航词义:坏的】
badadj. 不好的
〔辨析〕
普通用词,可用于修饰人或事物。
〔例证〕
a bad apple/guy
一个坏苹果/坏家伙
She's got a bad habit.
她有个坏习惯。
一个坏苹果/坏家伙
She's got a bad habit.
她有个坏习惯。
eviladj. 邪恶的,罪恶的
〔辨析〕
形容人时,特指道德上邪恶、不良的,程度强于 bad,含有加害于人、罪恶歹毒的意思;形容事物时,强调不道德的。
〔例证〕
He is an evil man.
他是个邪恶的人。
They condemned racism as evil.
他们谴责种族主义是不道德的。
他是个邪恶的人。
They condemned racism as evil.
他们谴责种族主义是不道德的。
illadj. 坏的,有害的
〔辨析〕
指品质、情况等坏的、糟糕的,或食物等有不良作用的,通常只作定语。
〔例证〕
ill fame/health
坏名声/不健康
He has an ill temper.
他脾气很坏。
The chicken didn't taste fresh, but we suffered no ill effects.
那鸡肉尝起来不新鲜,但我们没有不良反应。
坏名声/不健康
He has an ill temper.
他脾气很坏。
The chicken didn't taste fresh, but we suffered no ill effects.
那鸡肉尝起来不新鲜,但我们没有不良反应。
viciousadj. 恶毒的,恶意的
〔辨析〕
可用于修饰人或事物,强调有伤害他人感情或败坏其名声的意图的。
〔例证〕
He authored a vicious personal attack on his rival.
他对对手发起了恶毒的人身攻击。
The girl was shocked by the vicious tone in his voice.
那姑娘被他恶毒的语气惊呆了。
他对对手发起了恶毒的人身攻击。
The girl was shocked by the vicious tone in his voice.
那姑娘被他恶毒的语气惊呆了。
wickedadj. 邪恶的,缺德的
〔辨析〕
指行为等不道德的。
〔例证〕
It was wicked of you to drop litter in the park.
你在公园里乱扔垃圾可真缺德。
He'll be punished for his wicked conduct.
他的恶行会受到惩罚。
你在公园里乱扔垃圾可真缺德。
He'll be punished for his wicked conduct.
他的恶行会受到惩罚。
习惯用语
adj.
- the evil hour/day/moment
- 倒霉的时候(或日子、时刻)
the time when you have to do sth difficult or unpleasant a witch's/an evil brew - 难喝的混合饮料
an unpleasant drink that is a mixture of different things sb's good/evil genius - 给人以好(或坏)影响的人;保护(或毁灭)人的神魔
a person or spirit who is thought to have a good/bad influence over you
n.
- the lesser of two evilsthe lesser evil
- 两害相权之轻者
the less unpleasant of two unpleasant choices a necessary evil - 无法避免的坏事;不得已的事
a thing that is bad or that you do not like but which you must accept for a particular reason
牛津词典
adj.
- 恶毒的;邪恶的
enjoying harming others; morally bad and cruel- an evil man
恶棍 - an evil grin
狞笑
- an evil man
- 有害的;道德败坏的
having a harmful effect on people; morally bad- evil deeds
恶行 - the evil effects of racism
种族主义的恶劣影响
- evil deeds
- 恶魔的;罪恶的
connected with the Devil and with what is bad in the world- evil spirits
邪灵
- evil spirits
- 讨厌的;令人作呕的;使人不舒服的
extremely unpleasant- an evil smell
难闻的气味
- an evil smell
noun
- 邪恶;罪恶;恶行
a force that causes bad things to happen; morally bad behaviour- the eternal struggle between good and evil
善与恶永不休止的斗争 - the forces of evil
邪恶势力 - You cannot pretend there's no evil in the world.
你不能睁着眼睛瞎说世界上没有罪恶。
- the eternal struggle between good and evil
- 害处;坏处;弊端
a bad or harmful thing; the bad effect of sth- the evils of drugs/alcohol
毒品 / 酒的害处 - social evils
社会弊端
- the evils of drugs/alcohol
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 恶;罪恶;邪恶
Evilis a powerful force that some people believe to exist, and which causes wicked and bad things to happen.- We are still being attacked by the forces of evil...
我们仍在遭受邪恶力量的攻击。 - There's always a conflict between good and evil in his plays.
他的戏剧中总是有善恶之间的斗争。
- We are still being attacked by the forces of evil...
- N-UNCOUNT 坏事;恶行
Evilis used to refer to all the wicked and bad things that happen in the world.- He could not, after all, stop all the evil in the world.
毕竟他无法阻止世界上的所有恶行。 - ...those who see television as the root of all evil.
那些将电视视为万恶之源的人
- He could not, after all, stop all the evil in the world.
- N-COUNT 祸害;灾难;弊病;不幸
If you refer to anevil, you mean a very unpleasant or harmful situation or activity.- Apartheid is even a greater evil...
种族隔离是更大的祸害。 - Higher taxes may be a necessary evil.
提高税收可能会很不受欢迎,但却是必要的。 - ...a lecture on the evils of alcohol.
有关饮酒危害的讲座
- Apartheid is even a greater evil...
- ADJ-GRADED (人)凶恶的,邪恶的
If you describe someone asevil, you mean that they are very wicked by nature and take pleasure in doing things that harm other people.- ...the country's most evil terrorists...
该国最邪恶的恐怖分子 - She's an evil woman.
她是个邪恶的女人。
- ...the country's most evil terrorists...
- ADJ-GRADED 危害社会的;道德败坏的
If you describe something asevil, you mean that you think it causes a great deal of harm to people and is morally bad.- After 1760 few Americans refrained from condemning slavery as evil...
1760年后,很多美国人都在谴责奴隶制的社会危害。 - They are setting an evil example for their children.
他们正给孩子们树立道德败坏的反面形象。
- After 1760 few Americans refrained from condemning slavery as evil...
- ADJ-GRADED 受魔鬼影响的;恶魔的;不祥的
If you describe something asevil, you mean that you think it is influenced by the devil.- I think this is an evil spirit at work...
我认为这是恶魔在作祟。 - According to local folklore it is an evil place.
据当地民间传说,那是个不祥的地方。
- I think this is an evil spirit at work...
- ADJ-GRADED (气味)难闻的,令人不舒服的
You can describe a very unpleasant smell asevil.- Both men were smoking evil-smelling pipes.
两个男人都在抽着难闻的烟斗。
- Both men were smoking evil-smelling pipes.
- PHRASE 倒霉的日子/时刻
If someone is putting offthe evil dayorthe evil hour, they have to do something unpleasant and are trying to avoid doing it for as long as possible.- You can simply go on putting off the evil day and eventually find yourself smoking as much as ever.
你当然可以想方设法摆脱,但最后你会发现自己还是像以前一样拼命抽烟。
- You can simply go on putting off the evil day and eventually find yourself smoking as much as ever.
- PHRASE 两害中的较轻者
If you have two choices, but think that they are both bad, you can describe the one which is less bad asthe lesser of two evils, orthe lesser evil.- People voted for him as the lesser of two evils...
人们投票支持他只不过是两害相权取其轻罢了。 - One suspects that hydro power is still the lesser evil.
有人认为水力发电仍旧是两害相较取其轻。
- People voted for him as the lesser of two evils...
英英释义
noun
- morally objectionable behavior
- the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
- attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world
- that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune
- the evil that men do lives after the
adj
- having or exerting a malignant influence
- malevolent stars
- a malefic force
- morally bad or wrong
- evil purposes
- an evil influence
- evil deeds
- having the nature of vice
双语例句
- After 1760 few Americans refrained from condemning slavery as evil
1760年后,很多美国人都在谴责奴隶制的社会危害。 - He did not look like a evil person.
他看起来不像一个恶人。 - There's always a conflict between good and evil in his plays.
他的戏剧中总是有善恶之间的斗争。 - I think this is an evil spirit at work
我认为这是恶魔在作祟。 - Higher taxes may be a necessary evil.
提高税收可能会很不受欢迎,但却是必要的。 - She is evil incarnate
她是邪恶的化身。 - I think I'm more aware now of some spiritual things and I do believe in good and evil.
我觉得我现在更加注重精神生活,而且我真的相信善恶报应。 - Is it really the Holy Spirit moving me, or is it some evil force?
真的是圣灵使我移动了,抑或是什么邪恶力量作祟? - She flew at me, shouting how wicked and evil I was.
她一边冲向我,一边还喊着我有多缺德多邪恶。 - Apartheid is even a greater evil
种族隔离是更大的祸害。