devilish
英 [ˈdevəlɪʃ]
美 [ˈdevəlɪʃ]
adj. 残忍邪恶的; 恶毒的; (以人们喜爱的方式)魔鬼似的,恶魔似的
BNC.21418 / COCA.20618
牛津词典
adj.
- 残忍邪恶的;恶毒的
cruel or evil- a devilish conspiracy
恶毒的阴谋活动
- a devilish conspiracy
- (以人们喜爱的方式)魔鬼似的,恶魔似的
morally bad, but in a way that people find attractive- He was handsome, with a devilish charm.
他英俊漂亮,具有魔鬼般的迷惑力。
- He was handsome, with a devilish charm.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 残忍的;恶毒的;邪恶的
Adevilishidea or action is cruel or unpleasant.- ...the devilish destructiveness of modern weapons.
现代武器残忍的毁灭性
- ...the devilish destructiveness of modern weapons.
- ADJ-GRADED 极大的;极度的;极其困难的
You can usedevilishto emphasize how extreme or difficult something is.- ...a devilish puzzle.
极大的谜 - Devilishis also an adverb.
- I'd been devilish lucky.
我真是太幸运了。
- ...a devilish puzzle.
英英释义
adj
- showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
- devilish schemes
- the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
- the diabolical expression on his face
- a mephistophelian glint in his eye
- playful in an appealingly bold way
- a roguish grin
adv
- in a playfully devilish manner
- the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever
双语例句
- Password hacking takes many different forms, but one crucial thing to understand is that it's often not a matter of devilish cunning but of bludgeoning with brute force.
密码黑客会采取多种不同的形式,但要明白关键的一件事是,它通常不是恶魔般的狡猾,而是蛮力的使用。 - Gold's a devilish sort of thing.
黄金是一种邪恶的东西。 - Those that are constructive, then, are the good-or the divine and the devilish, bringing for those developments in their various phases.
哪些是建设性的力量,于是好的-或神性的和魔鬼性的力量,带来了各种各样的物质实相的发展。 - The study of genetic vaccines is likely to provide new immune therapies and powerful ways to prevent any number of devilish infections that elude human control today.
基因疫苗研究有可能为当今人类无法控制的一些严重传染疾病,提供新的免疫防治途径和手段。 - It was devilish hard work climbing the mountain.
爬那座山太费劲了。 - This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
这样的智慧,不是从上头来的,乃是属地的,属情欲的,属鬼魔的。 - That this devilish notary is killing me with his poison?
恶魔般的公证人用他的毒药毒死我? - He gives him another smile, this one a little more devilish, and he says "Bonne chance, mon ami" and he throws him into the very deepest end of the pool.
他朝我哥哥诡异地一笑,说:“我的小朋友,祝你好运”。说着,就将我的哥哥丢入游泳池的最深处。 - It appeared in countenance to be some devilish cross betwixt an ordinary pig, and some sort of bull-like creature.
它的面容慢慢变的有些象恶魔,面相中间的样子有些偏象与猪和牛。又或者是像其他的什么动物。 - Admittedly they must have been devilish hard to compose given the size of the losses, but one might have thought normal principles would apply: keep it short, stick to the facts and try to offer some hope for the future.
诚然,鉴于损失的规模,信件一定写得非常辛苦,但应该有人想出可能适用的一般原则:信要短,贴近事实,并努力给未来以希望。