evil

['i:vl]

adj.邪恶的, 有害的, 讨厌的
n.邪恶, 罪恶, 灾祸

a.

1. 邪恶的; 罪恶的

The man was punished for his evil acts.

此人因其恶行受到惩罚。

2. 【口】讨厌的, 令人不舒服的

3. 有害的, 恶毒的

4. 不幸的, 倒霉的

n.

1. 邪恶, 罪恶[U]

Some people return good for evil.

有些人以德报怨。

2. 坏事; 谗言[C][U]

3. 祸害, 不幸[C][U]

Money is thought to be the root cause of all evils.

金钱被认为是万恶之源。

词形变化

副词: evilly | 形容词比较级: eviler | 形容词最高级: evilest | 名词: evilness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.罪恶的; 坏的

bad  wrong  sinful  wicked  

同义参见:

infamous  inexpiable  cancer  immoral  ill  hateful  unclean  grievance  criminal  crime  accursed  foul  corrupt  forbidding  black  sinister  sin  rotten  cursed  error  naughty  low  iniquity  vicious  

反义:

a.邪恶的; 罪恶的

good  virtuous  

英英释义

名词 evil:

morally objectionable behavior

同义词：immorality, wickedness, iniquity

that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune- Shakespeare

the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice

同义词：evilness

形容词 evil:

morally bad or wrong

having the nature of vice

同义词：vicious

tending to cause great harm

同义词：harmful, injurious

having or exerting a malignant influence

同义词：malefic, malevolent, malign

补充

evilevil英:[ˈi:vəl] 美:[ˈivəl]adj.1.邪恶的, 坏的He is an evil man with evil ideas, and leads an evil life.他是一个满脑子恶念头的邪恶的人, 过着一种罪恶的生活。2.讨厌的, 使人不舒服的What an evil smell!多么臭的气味！It was an evil night.这是一个坏透了的夜晚。n.1.邪恶, 罪恶, 祸害Love of money is the root of all evil.爱钱是邪恶的根源。Tobacco is considered by some to be an evil.烟草被有些人认为是一种祸害。

例句

1. She's an evil woman.她是个坏女人。 2. the perpetrators of this appalling and evil deed犯下这骇人听闻的恶行的罪人 3. 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。 4. It was not done with malice or evil intent.这并非出于恶意或害人之心而为之。 5. According to local folklore it is an evil place.据当地民间传说, 这是个不祥的地方。 6. The village seemed to be under an evil spell.这个村庄似乎中了恶咒。 7. 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。 8. 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。 9. the evil taste of this fruit这种水果令人讨厌的味道 10. 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。 11. He suffered an evil fate at the hands of Vikings.他在北欧海盗的手里吃尽了苦头。 12. 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。 13. He had an evil reputation for drink and women.他因沉迷酒色而臭名昭著。 14. Deferring interest is only putting off the evil hour.延期付息只是在拖延时间而已。 15. 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 16. this tale of good versus evil这个有关正义对抗的故事 17. We are still being attacked by the forces of evil.我们仍在遭受邪恶势力的攻击。 18. 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。 19. Drugs are one of the many evils of modern society.毒品是现代社会的众多祸害之一。 20. Apartheid is an even greater evil.种族隔离是更为严重的弊端。 21. Higher taxes may be a necessary evil.提高征税额虽违人所愿但却在所难免。 22. 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。 23. In my view this was pure evil on your part.我认为这全是你干的坏事。 24. 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。 25. 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。 26. those who see television as the root of all evil那些把电视视为万恶之源的人 27. The love of money is the root of all evil.贪财是万恶之源。 28. his evil deeds.他的恶行。 29. no man is so evil as to be beyond redemption.没有人坏得无可救药。 30. we have been driven out of the house by this evil spirit.我们被这个坏蛋从屋里赶了出来。 31. the evil effects of high taxes.高税收的负面影响。 32. a bathroom with an ineradicably evil smell.有一股难以去除怪味的浴室。 33. the world is stalked by relentless evil.世界充满着无情的邪恶。 34. good and evil in eternal opposition.永远对立的善与恶。 35. the evil that took place last Thursday.上个星期四发生的恶行。 36. sexism, racism, and all other unpleasant social evils.性别歧视、种族歧视以及其他社会丑恶现象。 37. he gave me the evil eye as I walked down the corridor.我经过走廊时他恶毒地看了我一眼。 38. it is a sin to speak evil of the king.诽谤国王是一种罪过。 39. In the play Richard is portrayed as an evil king.在戏里，理查德被刻画成一个邪恶的国王。 40. The play is about the good and evil in all of us.这出戏探讨人类的善与恶。 41. Drugs and alcohol are two of the evils of modern society.吸毒和酗酒是现代社会的两大祸害。 42. an evil villain恶棍 43. evil spirits恶鬼 44. evil deeds恶行 45. She drank an evil potion.她服用了对身体有害的饮剂。 46. The city has fallen on evil days/times.这座城池陷入了灾难日子/时期。 47. an evil smell令人作呕的气味 48. an evil temper令人讨厌的脾气 49. It was an evil omen.这是个不祥之兆。 50. He grinned evilly.他狞笑了一下。 51. the battle of good versus evil善与恶的斗争 52. He believed that the world was full of evil. [=wickedness]他认为世界充满了邪恶。 53. They were talking about the evils of alcohol.他们在谈论酒精的危害。 54. all the evils that plague us困扰我们的所有祸害 55. "Since neither candidate is appealing, voters are forced to choose the lesser of two evils."由于两位候选人都没有吸引力，选民只好把选票投给两者中略好些的那位。 56. Which candidate would be the lesser evil?哪位候选人会略好些呢？ 57. He thinks of taxes as a necessary evil.他认为税收是必要的邪恶。