evil

高中CET4CET6

英[ˈiːvl]
美[ˈiːvl]

基本释义

adj.
邪恶的; 有害的; 令人作呕的
n.
罪恶; 坏处

词性变化

实用例句

an evil man

恶棍

牛津词典

an evil grin

狞笑

牛津词典

evil deeds

恶行

牛津词典

the evil effects of racism

种族主义的恶劣影响

牛津词典

evil spirits

邪灵

牛津词典

an evil smell

难闻的气味

牛津词典

the eternal struggle between good and evil

善与恶永不休止的斗争

牛津词典

the forces of evil

邪恶势力

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

the evils of drugs/alcohol

毒品 / 酒的害处

牛津词典

social evils

社会弊端

牛津词典

...those who see television as the root of all evil.

那些将电视视为万恶之源的人

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。

...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。

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。

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。

Both men were smoking evil-smelling pipes.

两个男人都在抽着难闻的烟斗。

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。

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。

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。

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...

我们仍在遭受邪恶力量的攻击。

真题例句

There's an ancient legend that as long as these eggs are made, evil will not prevail in the world, says Joan Brander, a Canadian egg-painter who has been painting eggs for over 60 years, having learned the art from her Ukrainian relatives.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

The elaborate patterns were believed to offer protection against evil.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

There are also rules dealing with interpersonal relationships: Be a responsible human being and do not do evil things to others.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Money is considered to be the root of all evils.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

But I suppose that's what these films are all about — good triumphing over evil.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

They triumphed ultimately over evil in the battle

出自-2012年12月听力原文

But the store manger laid the evil eye on us.

出自-2010年12月听力原文

"There's an ancient legend that as long as these eggs are made, evil will not prevail in the world," says Joan Brander, a Canadian egg-painter who has been painting eggs for over 60 years, having learned the art from her Ukrainian relatives.

2017年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

It is the most malicious social evil of our time.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Many social evils are caused by wrong government policies.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

Hollywood's theory that machines with evil minds will drive armies of killer robots is just silly.

2017年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Religious associations began, for example, in the desire to secure the favor of overruling powers and to ward off evil influences; family life in the desire to gratify appetites and secure family perpetuity; systematic labor, for the most part, because of enslavement to others, etc.

出自-2009年考研翻译原文

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. morally objectionable behavior

  • 2. that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune;

    "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare

  • 3. the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice;

    "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"

Adjective
  • 1. morally bad or wrong;

    "evil purposes"

    "an evil influence"

    "evil deeds"

  • 2. having the nature of vice

  • 3. tending to cause great harm

  • 4. having or exerting a malignant influence;

    "malevolent stars"

    "a malefic force"

同义词辨析

bad, evil, ill, poor, wicked

这些形容词均含"坏的"之意。

  • bad: 含义广泛,指任何不好的或不合需要的品质。
  • evil: 语气比bad强,强调道德上的邪恶不良,含狡猾凶险或危害他人的意味。
  • ill与evil意义接近,但语气弱一些,常指道德或性质方面的不良。
  • poor: 普通用词,侧重指事物的质量或数量低于标准或不合要求。用于指天气与食品时可与bad通用。
  • wicked: 语气比evil强,指居心叵测,任意违反道德标准,有意作恶。

同义词

adj.罪恶的;坏的

badwickedsinfulwrong

反义词

adj.邪恶的;罪恶的

virtuousgood

其他释义

virtuegoodvirtuous

最新英语单词

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