evil
evil
英[ˈiːvl]美[ˈiːvl]
adj.邪恶的，有害的，令人作呕的；
n.罪恶，坏处；
复数：evils;
比较级：eviler; eviller;
*高级：evilest; evillest;
例句
I commit this evil book to the flames.我把这本坏书付之一炬。
For a man who held that to take even an ant’s life is evil, the offering of a million lives gives one pause.一个不忍心踩死蚂蚁的人却不珍惜千百万条的生命, 确实令人深思。
Ghosts and evil spirits are supernatural.幽灵和恶鬼都是超自然的。
He was perverted by his evil companions.他被他的坏伙伴引入邪路。
The evil that he did can never be undone.他做的坏事永远不会被抹掉。
Many people think thirteen is an evil number.很多人认为十三是个不吉利的数字。
They claimed that he had inflicted bad fortune on them through evil magic.他们声称他运用了恶*的魔法使他们遭受不幸。
Those evil men met with a terrible fate.那些坏人都罪有应得。
Tobacco is considered by some to be an evil.烟草被有些人认为是一种祸害。
Love of money is the root of all evil.爱钱是邪恶的根源。
英语六级真题
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月阅读原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-UNCOUNT
恶;罪恶;邪恶
Evil is a powerful force that some people believe to exist, and which causes wicked and bad things to happen.
例句
We are still being attacked by the forces of evil...我们仍在遭受邪恶力量的攻击。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。N-UNCOUNT
坏事;恶行
Evil is used to refer to all the wicked and bad things that happen in the world.
例句
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。...those who see television as the root of all evil.那些将电视视为万恶之源的人N-COUNT
祸害;灾难;弊病;不幸
If you refer to an evil, you mean a very unpleasant or harmful situation or activity.
例句
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。ADJ-GRADED
（人）凶恶的，邪恶的
If you describe someone as evil, you mean that they are very wicked by nature and take pleasure in doing things that harm other people.
例句
...the country's most evil terrorists...该国*邪恶的恐怖分子She's an evil woman.她是个邪恶的女人。ADJ-GRADED
危害社会的；道德败坏的
If you describe something as evil, you mean that you think it causes a great deal of harm to people and is morally bad.
例句
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。ADJ-GRADED
受魔鬼影响的;恶魔的;不祥的
If you describe something as evil, you mean that you think it is influenced by the devil.
例句
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。ADJ-GRADED
（气味）难闻的，令人不舒服的
You can describe a very unpleasant smell as evil.
例句
Both men were smoking evil-smelling pipes.两个男人都在抽着难闻的烟斗。PHRASE
倒霉的日子/时刻
If someone is putting off the evil day or the evil hour, they have to do something unpleasant and are trying to avoid doing it for as long as possible.
例句
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*后你会发现自己还是像以前一样拼命抽烟。PHRASE
两害中的较轻者
If you have two choices, but think that they are both bad, you can describe the one which is less bad as the lesser of two evils, or the lesser evil .
例句
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。英汉词典释义
adj.
邪恶的, 坏的，恶*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。讨厌的, 使人不舒服的，令人作呕的
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。有害的；道德败坏的
恶魔的；罪恶的
n.
邪恶, 罪恶, 祸害，罪行
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。邪恶之事；祸害；灾祸
英英词典释义
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"- Shakespeare3. 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"行业词典
医学： 〔疾〕病；
