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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• It was devilish hard work climbing the mountain.
  爬那座山太费劲了。
• Don Juan contorted his face again into a devilish grin and said that the young man declared that he wanted to have the gourds.
  唐望扭曲成邪恶的脸孔说，年轻人宣布他决定要葫芦。
• 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”？
• It wasn't anything difficult but somehow it managed to convey a certain playfulness and devilish charm that the lyrics wrote about.
  这其实没有什麽艰涩难行之处，但是这样的和弦处理搭配歌词的主题传递出一种玩世不恭的坏痞子迷人魅力。
• Driven by Death in a devilish dance!
  为死神驱使，施展魔鬼的舞技！
• 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。