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evil

[英] [ˈi:vəl] [美] [ˈivəl] 生词本

adj.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词:EVIL  
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1. 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. 
  • 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。

2. N-UNCOUNT 坏事;恶行 Evil is used to refer to all the wicked and bad things that happen in the world. 
  • 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

3. 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. 
  • 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。

  • ...a lecture on the evils of alcohol.

    有关饮酒危害的讲座

4. 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. 
  • ...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。

5. 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. 
  • 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。

6. 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. 
  • 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。

7. ADJ-GRADED (气味)难闻的,令人不舒服的 You can describe a very unpleasant smell as evil
  • Both men were smoking evil-smelling pipes.

    两个男人都在抽着难闻的烟斗。

8. 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. 
  • 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。

9. 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
  • 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。

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"

医学

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1. 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。

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2. Abettors of crime put youngsters up to all sorts of evil while staying in the background themselves.
教唆犯自己不出头,专唆使青少年干坏事。

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3. Accumulated evil practices are difficult to remove.
积弊难除。

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4. Bad habits die hard.; Evil practices are difficult to stop.
恶习难改。

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5. Bernard has fallen on evil days since he lost his job and his wife left him.
自从伯纳德失去了工作又被妻子抛弃以来,他一直很倒霉。

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6. Can all our efforts towards morality prevail over the forces of evil?
我们为提倡伦理道德所做的努力能够战胜邪恶的力量吗?

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7. Do abolish this kind of bad evil.
一定要废除这种恶劣习俗。

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8. Do evil actions bring retribution after death?
恶行在人死后会有报应吗?

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9. Don't allow evil thoughts to poison young people's minds.
不允许邪念毒害青年。

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10. Don't go along with them in their evil deeds.
别跟他们同流合污。

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11. Don't let yourself be fooled by evil people.
不要上坏人的当。

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12. Don't take pity on evil people!
不要怜惜恶人!

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13. Evil actions will bring retribution.
恶行会有恶报。

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14. Evil is the inverse of good.
恶是善的反面。

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15. 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。

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16. Ghosts and evil spirits are supernatural.
幽灵和恶鬼都是超自然的。

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17. Good and evil will always be rewarded; it is only a question of time.
善恶到头终有报,只争来早与来迟。

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18. Good will win out evil.
善最终会战胜恶。

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19. He always instigates the boy to do evil.
他总是鼓动那孩子做坏事。

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20. He did not look like a evil person.
他看起来不像一个恶人。

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