demon
noun /ˈdiːmən/
/ˈdiːmən/
Idioms 恶魔;魔鬼 - The people believed the girl was possessed by demons.
人们相信这个女孩被魔鬼附了身。
- demons torturing the sinners in Hell
地狱里折磨罪人的魔鬼 - an ancient ritual to exorcise demons
古老的驱魔仪式 - tales of travellers attacked by evil demons
旅行者被恶魔攻击的故事
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- evil
- inner
- personal
- …
- be possessed by
- cast out
- exorcize
- …
- The people believed the girl was possessed by demons.
(使人担忧和不快的)邪恶事物 - the demons of jealousy
恶魔一样的嫉妒心 - She's had to battle her personal demons throughout her adult life.
她整个成年时期都在与心里的恶魔作战。 - He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood.
他为心魔所困扰,那可追溯至他饱受创伤的童年。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- evil
- inner
- personal
- …
- be possessed by
- cast out
- exorcize
- …
- the demons of jealousy
- (informal) a person who does something very well or with a lot of energy
技艺出众的人;精力充沛的人 - He skis like a demon.
他滑雪技艺超群。 - He’s a demon: he gets up early, he works out, he goes home early, he studies, he works out again…
他是个恶魔:他起得很早,他健身,他回家很早,他学习,他又健身…
- He skis like a demon.
词源Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin daemon, from Greek daimōn ‘deity, genius’; in sense (1) also from Latin daemonium ‘lesser or evil spirit’, from Greek daemonion, diminutive of daimōn.
Idioms
the demon drink
- (British English, humorous) alcoholic drink
含酒精饮料