diabolical

英 [ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkl]

美 [ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkl]

adj.  糟糕透顶的; 烦人的; 讨厌的; 道德败坏的; 邪恶的; 恶魔似的

GRE

BNC.19383 / COCA.19967

牛津词典

adj.

• 糟糕透顶的；烦人的；讨厌的
  extremely bad or annoying
  1. The traffic was diabolical.
     交通状况糟糕透了。
• 道德败坏的；邪恶的；恶魔似的
  morally bad and evil; like a devil

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 糟透的;极其恶劣的;非常讨厌的
  If you describe something asdiabolical, you are emphasizing that it is very bad, extreme, or unpleasant.
  1. It was a diabolical error, a schoolboy error...
     那是个十分低级的错误，一个小学生才会犯的错误。
  2. The pain was diabolical.
     疼痛异常剧烈。
• ADJ 邪恶的;罪恶的
  Diabolicalis used to emphasize how evil something is.
  1. ...sins committed in a spirit of diabolical enjoyment...
     为了罪恶的享乐而犯下的罪孽
  2. One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.
     今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。

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:demonicdiabolicfiendishhellishinfernalsatanicunholy
• 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:devilishdiabolicmephistophelianmephistophelean

双语例句

• The pain was diabolical.
  疼痛异常剧烈。
• When I awake, I had been in be far from "diabolical tree" hundreds of far places.
  当我醒来时，我已经在远离“恶魔之树”几百码远的地方了。
• I just hope, I pray, that he may forget his diabolical prudence and kill me!
  我只希望，我祈求，他会忘记他那狰狞的谨慎，而把我杀掉！
• Can you solve this diabolical mystery before New Heaven suffers its worst crisis since it was invaded by penguins?
  您能解开这个可怕的阴谋，让新天堂市免于遭受自企鹅兵团入侵以来最大的一次危机吗？
• It was a diabolical error, a schoolboy error
  那是个十分低级的错误，一个小学生才会犯的错误。
• It is only another example of the diabolical influence which this woman exercises over the court.
  这不过再一次证明了那个女人对于咱们这个法庭所产生的邪恶影响罢了。
• Itfml his driving is diabolical!
  他驾车糟透了！
• My amiable lady!'he interrupted, with an almost diabolical sneer on his face.
  “我可爱的夫人！”他插嘴，脸上带着几乎是恶魔似的讥笑。
• Dark Scream: Probably just another diabolical plan to get us destroyed.
  可能又是另一个巨馊的会把我们灭了的主意。
• They tended to see themselves as honorable, virtuous, and pure, and the adversary as diabolical.
  他们倾向于认为自己是光荣的、高尚的和纯真的，而他们的对手则是穷凶极恶的。