fiendish

英 [ˈfiːndɪʃ]

美 [ˈfiːndɪʃ]

adj.  恶魔般的; 残忍的; 令人憎恶的; (常令人不快地)巧妙复杂的; 极其困难的

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BNC.22124 / COCA.29368

牛津词典

adj.

• 恶魔般的；残忍的；令人憎恶的
  cruel and unpleasant
  1. a fiendish act
     残忍的行为
  2. shrieks of fiendish laughter
     恶魔般的尖笑声
• （常令人不快地）巧妙复杂的
  extremely clever and complicated, often in an unpleasant way
  1. a puzzle of fiendish complexity
     深奥复杂的谜
  2. a fiendish plan
     巧妙复杂的计划
• 极其困难的
  extremely difficult
  1. a fiendish problem
     大难题

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (计划、行动、装置等)巧妙的，富有想象力的
  Afiendishplan, action, or device is very clever or imaginative.
  1. ...a fiendish plot.
     巧妙复杂的计谋
• ADJ-GRADED 极其困难的;极具挑战性的
  Afiendishproblem or task is very difficult and challenging.
  1. A rather neat option allows you to design your own fiendish puzzle.
     只要干净利落地做一个选择，你就能自己设计出难以解开的谜题。
  2. ...the fiendish difficulty of the questions.
     这些问题极度困难之处
• ADJ-GRADED 以残忍为乐的;恶魔般的
  Afiendishperson enjoys being cruel.
  1. This was a fiendish act of wickedness.
     这是极其恶毒的行为。

英英释义

adj

• extremely evil or cruel
  1. something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
  2. fires lit up a diabolic scene
  3. diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
  4. a fiendish despot
  5. hellish torture
  6. infernal instruments of war
  7. satanic cruelty
  8. unholy grimaces
  Synonym:demonicdiabolicdiabolicalhellishinfernalsatanicunholy

双语例句

• The possession of annihilative power has not slowed down the drive toward even more fiendish modes of inflicting wholesale death ( Saturday Review)
  对毁灭性力量的拥有并未减缓向更残忍的大规模杀伤手段发展的速度（星期六评论）
• The Boxer Indemnity is imposed on the Chinese vast debt through the regulation of the unequal treaty by the imperialism powers, and it's the most fiendish robbing of China.
  庚子赔款是帝国主义列强通过不平等条约的规定强加给中国的巨额债务，是对中国的一次最赤裸、最凶恶的掠夺。
• A fiendish look appeared on his face.
  他露出一副凶神恶煞的脸相。
• A long scar across his cheek makes him look fiendish, but he is very good-natured.
  他棉颊上的长疤令他看起来很凶恶的样子，但是他却很善良。
• Sorry, but I never had the patience for all that sneaking around. Try Clancy-he's got more training In that field. Heathcliff chuckled a fiendish laugh at the idea.
  抱歉，不过我没有耐心到处鬼鬼祟祟的。试试克兰西那边吧，他更厉害。希斯克厉夫想到这里格格地发出一种魔鬼似的笑声。
• Although many different securities were affected, they shared a common trait: fiendish complexity.
  贬值证券种类不一，但均有一特征：结构极为复杂。
• That fiendish cyborg and his band of cutthroats.
  那个邪恶的电子人及他那帮刽子手。
• And suddenly, it didn't look so fiendish anymore.
  突然间，我感觉它再也不那么凶残了。
• There would be two or three years in which the grapes failed to ripen at all and sugar had to be added in fiendish quantities to get the fermentable sugars up to worthwhile levels.
  会有两或三年葡萄根本不能成熟，必须加入大量糖，才能把可发酵糖提高到起作用的程度。
• Don't be so fiendish. a fiendish person is never welcomed.
  你不要那么凶，凶横的人一向不受欢迎。