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

TEM8

BNC.21418 / COCA.20618

牛津词典

adj.

• 残忍邪恶的；恶毒的
  cruel or evil
  1. a devilish conspiracy
     恶毒的阴谋活动
• （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
  1. He was handsome, with a devilish charm.
     他英俊漂亮，具有魔鬼般的迷惑力。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 残忍的;恶毒的;邪恶的
  Adevilishidea or action is cruel or unpleasant.
  1. ...the devilish destructiveness of modern weapons.
     现代武器残忍的毁灭性
• ADJ-GRADED 极大的;极度的;极其困难的
  You can usedevilishto emphasize how extreme or difficult something is.
  1. ...a devilish puzzle.
     极大的谜
  2. Devilishis also an adverb.
     
  3. I'd been devilish lucky.
     我真是太幸运了。

英英释义

adj

• showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
  1. devilish schemes
  2. the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
  3. the diabolical expression on his face
  4. a mephistophelian glint in his eye
  Synonym:diabolicdiabolicalmephistophelianmephistophelean
• playful in an appealingly bold way
  1. a roguish grin
  Synonym:rascallyroguish

adv

• in a playfully devilish manner
  1. the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever
  Synonym:devilishly

双语例句

• Turn into a devil or make devilish.
  变成恶棍或成恶魔般的。
• 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。
• Have the horrors of the World War done nothing to open our eyes, so that we still cannot see that the conscious mind is even more devilish and perverse than the naturalness of the unconscious?
  难道即使世界大战的恐怖也无法使我们看到，意识心理会比自然的潜意识心理更加邪恶和不义？
• Devilish schemes; the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen; the diabolical expression on his face; a mephistophelian glint in his eye.
  恶魔般的安排；一些政客们冷静的算计和恶魔般的诡计；他脸上邪恶的表情；他眼中恶魔似的光芒。
• 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。
• I will not ask you what devilish impulse moved you incite our Claude to do this awful deed.
  我不想问你什么鬼使神差，会唆使我们的克劳德干这种可怕的事。
• 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。
• In truth, it is devilish hard to judge how much ground it would be wise for Mr Tsvangirai to give, in the hope of gradually gaining rightful power.
  实际上我们基本上无法判断，为了获取合法权力，茨万吉拉伊究竟应该做出多少让步。
• Turn into a devil or make devilish. How Saddam Happened to be a Demon?
  变成恶棍或成恶魔般的。谁把萨达姆变成了“魔鬼”？
• 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？