evil
adj
noun
ˈiːvəl
adj
1
BAD
坏的
someone
who
is
evil
deliberately
does
very
cruel
things
to
harm
other
people
邪恶的; 危害他人的
an
evil
dictator
responsible
for
the
deaths
of
millions
应为几百万人死亡负责的邪恶独裁者
his
evil
deeds
他的恶行
2
WRONG
错误的
something
that
is
evil
is
morally
wrong
because
it
harms
people
不道德的
They
condemned
slavery
as
evil.
他们谴责奴隶制是不道德的。
3
UNPLEASANT
使人不舒服的
very
unpleasant
令人极不舒服的
an
evil
smell
难闻的气味
a
puddle
of
evil
black
liquid
黑色的臭水坑
4
DEVIL
魔鬼的
connected
with
the
Devil
and
having
special
powers
to
harm
people
恶魔的; 有害人魔力的
evil
spirits
恶鬼
an
evil
spell
恶魔的咒语
5
the evil eye
the
power,
which
some
people
believe
exists,
to
harm
people
by
looking
at
them
〔据说可以伤害人的〕邪毒眼光
He
claimed
to
have
the
power
of
the
evil
eye.
他声称自己能用邪恶眼光伤人。
6
the evil hour/day etc
a
time
when
you
expect
something
unpleasant
or
difficult
to
happen
不祥的时刻，倒霉的时候
Don’t
delay,
you’re
only
putting
off
the
evil
hour.
别耽误时间，这倒霉的时候你只不过是往后拖一拖而已。
Jeff
grinned
evilly
as
he
picked
up
the
phone.
杰夫拿起电话时狞笑了一下。
noun
7
something
that
is
very
bad
or
harmful
邪恶之事; 祸害
C
She
wanted
to
protect
her
children
from
the
evils
of
the
outside
world.
她想保护她的孩子不受外界坏事的影响。
Poverty
is
one
of
the
greatest
social
evils
of
our
time.
贫困是当代最大的社会弊端之一。
the
evils
of
capitalism
资本主义的种种祸害
8
cruel
or
morally
bad
behaviour
in
general
邪恶; 恶行
U
There
is
too
much
evil
in
the
world.
世界上的邪恶太多。
the
eternal
struggle
between
good
and
evil
善恶之间永无休止的斗争