evil

adjective

/ˈiːvl/, /ˈiːvɪl/

/ˈiːvl/

Idioms

(of people人) enjoying harming others; morally bad and cruel恶毒的；邪恶的
- Police described the killer as ‘a desperate and evil man’.警方称凶手是“一个绝望而邪恶的人”。
- an evil genius/dictator邪恶的天才/独裁者
- President Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as the ‘evil empire’.里根总统称苏联为“邪恶帝国”。
- an evil grin狞笑
- Her face was full of evil intent.她的脸上充满了邪恶的意图。
- Kristin smiled a particularly evil smile.克里斯廷邪恶诡诈地笑了笑。
- He gave an evil laugh.他邪恶地大笑。
- A broad smile hid his evil intentions.灿烂的笑容掩盖了他的邪恶意图。
Topics Personal qualitiesb2
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- particularly
- really
- truly
- …
having a harmful effect on people; morally bad有害的；道德败坏的
- evil deeds恶行
- In his speech he described the evil effects of racism.他在演讲中描述了种族主义的恶劣影响。
connected with the devil and with what is bad in the world恶魔的；罪恶的
- It was an ancient charm to ward off evil spirits.这是古代驱赶邪灵的一种做法。
- She had been deceived by an evil demon.她被一个邪恶的恶魔欺骗了。
Topics Religion and festivalsb2
extremely unpleasant讨厌的；令人作呕的；使人不舒服的
- The rubbish bin was giving off an evil smell.垃圾箱散发出一股难闻的气味。

词源Old English yfel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch euvel and German Übel.

Idioms

the evil hour/day

(often humorous) the time when you have to do something difficult or unpleasant倒霉的时候（或日子、时刻）
- I’d better go and see the dentist—I can’t put off the evil hour any longer.我最好还是去看看牙医吧─可不能再拖了。
- If you keep on borrowing, you are only postponing the evil day when you have to pay it all back.如果你继续借钱，你只是在推迟你必须偿还的邪恶的一天。

somebody’s good/evil genius

(especially British English) a person or spirit who is thought to have a good/bad influence over you给人以好（或坏）影响的人；保护（或毁灭）人的神魔

a witch’s/an evil brew

(British English, informal) an unpleasant drink that is a mixture of different things难喝的混合饮料

evil

noun

/ˈiːvl/, /ˈiːvɪl/

/ˈiːvl/

(formal)Idioms

[uncountable] a force that causes bad things to happen; morally bad behaviour邪恶；罪恶；恶行
- the eternal struggle between good and evil善与恶永不休止的斗争
- He believed he could rid the world of the forces of evil.他相信他可以铲除世间的邪恶势力。
- to fight/combat evil对抗邪恶
- the battle/fight/struggle/war against evil对抗邪恶的战斗/斗争/斗争/战争
- He was a good man who was forced to do evil.他是一个被迫作恶的好人。
- 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。
opposite good
- He sees money as the root of all evil.他将钱财看成是万恶之源。
- His simple message was that God will punish those that do evil.他的意思非常简单，上帝将会惩罚作恶者。
- You can always choose to resist evil.人总是可以选择抵制罪恶。
- a duty to defeat the evil of terrorism战胜恐怖主义恶势力的责任
- the intrinsic evil of taking a human life杀人这种根本性的邪恶
- the pure evil in his soul他灵魂中纯粹的邪恶
- Humans have the capacity to do more evil than any other species on earth.与地球上的其他物种相比，人类作恶的能力更大。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- absolute
- pure
- …
verb + evil
- commit
- do
- combat
- …
phrases
- the forces of evil
- good and evil
- a necessary evil
- …
[countable, usually plural] a bad or harmful thing; the bad effect of something害处；坏处；弊端
- the evils of drugs/alcohol毒品／酒的害处
- They hardly mentioned such social evils as racism and sexism.他们几乎没有提到种族歧视和性别歧视等社会弊端。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- absolute
- pure
- …
verb + evil
- commit
- do
- combat
- …
phrases
- the forces of evil
- good and evil
- a necessary evil
- …

词源Old English yfel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch euvel and German Übel.

Idioms

the lesser of two evils | the lesser evil

the less unpleasant of two unpleasant choices两害相权之轻者Topics Preferences and decisionsc2

a necessary evil

a thing that is bad or that you do not like but that you must accept for a particular reason无法避免的坏事；不得已的事
- The loss of jobs is regarded as a necessary evil in the fight against inflation.失业被认为是与通货膨胀斗争中的一个必然的祸害。

词汇	evil
释义	evil adjective /ˈiːvl/, /ˈiːvɪl/ /ˈiːvl/ Idioms (of people人) enjoying harming others; morally bad and cruel恶毒的；邪恶的 Police described the killer as ‘a desperate and evil man’.警方称凶手是“一个绝望而邪恶的人”。 an evil genius/dictator邪恶的天才/独裁者 President Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as the ‘evil empire’.里根总统称苏联为“邪恶帝国”。 an evil grin狞笑 Her face was full of evil intent.她的脸上充满了邪恶的意图。 Kristin smiled a particularly evil smile.克里斯廷邪恶诡诈地笑了笑。 He gave an evil laugh.他邪恶地大笑。 A broad smile hid his evil intentions.灿烂的笑容掩盖了他的邪恶意图。 Topics Personal qualitiesb2 Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb particularly really truly … having a harmful effect on people; morally bad有害的；道德败坏的 evil deeds恶行 In his speech he described the evil effects of racism.他在演讲中描述了种族主义的恶劣影响。 connected with the devil and with what is bad in the world恶魔的；罪恶的 It was an ancient charm to ward off evil spirits.这是古代驱赶邪灵的一种做法。 She had been deceived by an evil demon.她被一个邪恶的恶魔欺骗了。 Topics Religion and festivalsb2 extremely unpleasant讨厌的；令人作呕的；使人不舒服的 The rubbish bin was giving off an evil smell.垃圾箱散发出一股难闻的气味。词源Old English yfel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch euvel and German Übel. Idioms the evil hour/day (often humorous) the time when you have to do something difficult or unpleasant倒霉的时候（或日子、时刻） I’d better go and see the dentist—I can’t put off the evil hour any longer.我最好还是去看看牙医吧─可不能再拖了。 If you keep on borrowing, you are only postponing the evil day when you have to pay it all back.如果你继续借钱，你只是在推迟你必须偿还的邪恶的一天。 somebody’s good/evil genius (especially British English) a person or spirit who is thought to have a good/bad influence over you给人以好（或坏）影响的人；保护（或毁灭）人的神魔 a witch’s/an evil brew (British English, informal) an unpleasant drink that is a mixture of different things难喝的混合饮料 evil noun /ˈiːvl/, /ˈiːvɪl/ /ˈiːvl/ (formal)Idioms [uncountable] a force that causes bad things to happen; morally bad behaviour邪恶；罪恶；恶行 the eternal struggle between good and evil善与恶永不休止的斗争 He believed he could rid the world of the forces of evil.他相信他可以铲除世间的邪恶势力。 to fight/combat evil对抗邪恶 the battle/fight/struggle/war against evil对抗邪恶的战斗/斗争/斗争/战争 He was a good man who was forced to do evil.他是一个被迫作恶的好人。 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。 opposite good He sees money as the root of all evil.他将钱财看成是万恶之源。 His simple message was that God will punish those that do evil.他的意思非常简单，上帝将会惩罚作恶者。 You can always choose to resist evil.人总是可以选择抵制罪恶。 a duty to defeat the evil of terrorism战胜恐怖主义恶势力的责任 the intrinsic evil of taking a human life杀人这种根本性的邪恶 the pure evil in his soul他灵魂中纯粹的邪恶 Humans have the capacity to do more evil than any other species on earth.与地球上的其他物种相比，人类作恶的能力更大。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective great absolute pure … verb + evil commit do combat … phrases the forces of evil good and evil a necessary evil … [countable, usually plural] a bad or harmful thing; the bad effect of something害处；坏处；弊端 the evils of drugs/alcohol毒品／酒的害处 They hardly mentioned such social evils as racism and sexism.他们几乎没有提到种族歧视和性别歧视等社会弊端。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective great absolute pure … verb + evil commit do combat … phrases the forces of evil good and evil a necessary evil … 词源Old English yfel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch euvel and German Übel. Idioms the lesser of two evils \| the lesser evil the less unpleasant of two unpleasant choices两害相权之轻者Topics Preferences and decisionsc2 a necessary evil a thing that is bad or that you do not like but that you must accept for a particular reason无法避免的坏事；不得已的事 The loss of jobs is regarded as a necessary evil in the fight against inflation.失业被认为是与通货膨胀斗争中的一个必然的祸害。
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