hells

英 [hɛlz]

美 [hɛlz]

n.  地狱; 苦难的经历; 悲惨的境况; (有人认为含冒犯意)该死，见鬼
hell的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• 地狱
  In some religions,hellis the place where the Devil lives, and where wicked people are sent to be punished when they die. Hell is usually imagined as being under the ground and full of flames.
• 令人痛苦的境况（或经历）;地狱般的地方
  If you say that a particular situation or place ishell, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant.
  1. ...the hell of the Siberian labor camps...
     地狱般的西伯利亚劳改营
  2. Bullies can make your life hell.
     恃强欺弱者能让你的日子像活地狱。
  3. ...the hells of grief and shame and lost love.
     伤心、羞辱和失恋的痛苦
• （用于咒骂或加强语气）见鬼，该死
  Hellis used by some people when they are angry or excited, or when they want to emphasize what they are saying.
  1. 'Hell, no!' the doctor snapped.
     “绝对不行！”医生厉声道。
• （用于形容词或一些副词后表示强调）非常，很
  You can useas hellafter adjectives or some adverbs to emphasize the adjective or adverb.
  1. The men might be armed, but they sure as hell weren't trained...
     这些人可能携有武器，但他们很显然没有受过训练。
  2. I am angry as hell.
     我气坏了。
• 人间地狱
  If you say that a place or a situation ishell on earthora hell on earth, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant or that it causes great suffering.
  1. She believed she would die in the snake-infested sand dunes. She said: 'It was hell on earth'.
     她觉得自己会死在遍地毒蛇的沙丘中。她说：“这简直是人间地狱。”
• 只是为了好玩;玩玩而已
  If someone does somethingfor the hell of it, orjust for the hell of it, they do it for fun or for no particular reason.
  1. Managers seem to be spending millions just for the hell of it.
     经理们似乎只为了寻个乐子就动辄花上几百万。
  2. It was stupid, just vandalism for the hell of it.
     只是为了好玩而破坏公物是很愚蠢的行为。
• 一直;永远
  If you say that you will do somethinguntil hell freezes over, you are emphasizing that you will do it for a very long time or for ever.
  1. He says he'll sit there until hell freezes over before he'll pay them one cent.
     他说他宁可永远坐在那里，也不会付给他们一分钱。
• （用于名词后表示强调）极糟的，坏透的
  You can usefrom hellafter a noun when you are emphasizing that something or someone is extremely unpleasant or evil.
  1. He's a child from hell...
     他是个坏透了的小孩。
  2. She is the bitch from hell.
     她是个坏得冒水的泼妇。
  3. ...the holiday from hell.
     糟透的假期
• 痛骂;狠狠地责骂
  If you say that someonegivesyouhell, you are emphasizing that they shout at you very angrily because of something you have done wrong.
  1. My father saw this in the newspaper and he gave me absolute hell.
     我父亲在报纸上看到这个消息后把我骂了个狗血淋头。
• 给…带来大麻烦;使…吃足苦头
  If you say that somethingis givingyouhell, you are emphasizing that it is causing you a lot of trouble or pain.
  1. My back's giving me hell, let me tell you!...
     告诉你吧，我的背可让我受够罪了！
  2. The children give her hell, particularly the older boys.
     这些孩子让她吃足了苦头，特别是那些年龄大一点的男孩子。
• 滚开;滚一边去
  If you tell someone togo to hell, you are angrily telling them to go away and leave you alone.
  1. 'Well, you can go to hell!' He swept out of the room.
     “嘿，你给我有多远滚多远！”他昂首阔步走出了房间。
• （表示不屑）见你的鬼去，去你的
  If you say that someone cango to hell, you are emphasizing angrily that you do not care about them and that they will not stop you doing what you want.
  1. Peter can go to hell. It's my money and I'll leave it to who I want...
     让彼得见鬼去吧。这是我的钱，我想留给谁就留给谁。
  2. I'm going to do as I please and let 'em all go to hell.
     我想怎么干就怎么干，让他们全都见鬼去吧。
• 飞快地;以危险的高速
  If you say that someoneis going hell for leather, you are emphasizing that they are doing something or are moving very quickly and perhaps carelessly.
  1. The first horse often goes hell for leather, hits a few fences but gets away with it...
     第一匹马往往跑得很快，会碰到几根横杆，但不会碰落。
  2. They've been going hell for leather, trying to record as much as they can.
     他们动作飞快，想尽量多录一点。
• （表示反对）绝对不行
  Some people saylike hellto emphasize that they strongly disagree with you or are strongly opposed to what you say.
  1. 'I'll go myself.' — 'Like hell you will!'
     “我会自己去。”——“绝对不可以！”
• （表示强调）非常，很
  Some people uselike hellto emphasize how strong an action or quality is.
  1. It hurts like hell...
     疼死了。
  2. I missed her like hell.
     我想她想得要命。
• 活地狱
  If you describe a place or situation as aliving hell, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant.
  1. School is a living hell for some children.
     对于有些孩子来说，学校简直就是活地狱。
• 大乱起来;喧闹起来;闹翻天
  If you say thatall hell breaks loose, you are emphasizing that a lot of arguing or fighting suddenly starts.
  1. He had an affair, I found out and then all hell broke loose.
     他有了婚外恋，我发现了，一切顿时天翻地覆。
• 许多;大量
  If you talk abouta hell of a lot ofsomething, orone hell of a lot ofsomething, you mean that there is a large amount of it.
  1. The manager took a hell of a lot of money out of the club.
     主教练从俱乐部拿到了很多钱。
• （表示强调）极好，极坏，极大
  Some people usea hell oforone hell ofto emphasize that something is very good, very bad, or very big.
  1. Whatever the outcome, it's going to be one hell of a fight.
     不管结果如何，这都会是场艰苦的战斗。
• （从…）立即离开，很快脱身
  If you tell someone toget the hell out ofa place, you are telling them angrily or emphatically to leave that place immediately.
  1. Get the hell out of my way...
     滚开，别挡着我。
  2. I got the hell out of Glasgow and I can honestly say I will never go back.
     我飞快地逃离了格拉斯哥，而且老实说我再也不会回去了。
• （用在 scare, irritate 和 beat 等动词后表示强调）大大地，猛烈地
  Some people usethe hell out offor emphasis after verbs such as 'scare', 'irritate', and 'beat'.
  1. I patted the top of her head in the condescending way I knew irritated the hell out of her...
     我故意俯就地拍了拍她的头顶，知道这会让她非常恼火。
  2. Those cops beat the hell out of me.
     那些警察把我打得半死。
• 会有严重问题;会有大麻烦
  If you saythere'll be hell to pay, you are emphasizing that there will be serious trouble.
  1. There would be hell to pay when Ferguson and Tony found out about it.
     一旦弗格森和托尼发现此事，就会有大麻烦的。
• 破坏，损害，搅乱，给…制造麻烦（英国英语中亦作play merry hell with）
  Toplay hell withsomething means to have a bad effect on it or cause great confusion. In British English, you can also say that one person or thingplays merry hell withanother.
  1. Lord Beaverbrook, to put it bluntly, played hell with the war policy of the R.A.F...
     直言不讳地说，比弗布鲁克勋爵将皇家空军的作战方针搞得一团糟。
  2. Slugs play merry hell with emerging shoots.
     蛞蝓会破坏长出的新芽。
• 大吵大闹;叫嚷着反对;大兴问罪之师
  If you say that someoneraises hell, you are emphasizing that they protest strongly and angrily about a situation in order to persuade other people to correct it or improve it.
  1. She came in and raised hell. Her son's sports bag was missing...
     她进来大吵大闹。她儿子的运动包丢了。
  2. The only way to preserve democracy is to raise hell about its shortcomings.
     维护民主的唯一办法是对其缺陷大声提出意见。
• （用于what、where、why等词后表示生气）到底，究竟
  People sometimes usethe hellfor emphasis in questions, after words such as 'what', 'where', and 'why', often in order to express anger.
  1. Where the hell have you been?...
     你到底去哪里了？
  2. Why the hell should I know about Dadinha?...
     凭什么我就应该了解达丁哈的情况？
  3. What the hell's going on?
     究竟出什么事了？
• （使）经受重重困难;（使）吃苦头
  If yougo through hell, or if someoneputsyouthrough hell, you have a very difficult or unpleasant time.
  1. All of you seem to have gone through hell making this record...
     为了灌制这张唱片你们大家似乎都经历了重重波折。
  2. I put Brian through hell.
     我让布赖恩吃尽了苦头。
• 打心眼里盼望;极想
  If you say youhope to hellorwish to hell thatsomething is true, you are emphasizing that you strongly hope or wish it is true.
  1. I hope to hell you're right.
     我真心希望你是对的。
• 无论有多大困难;不管发生什么;赴汤蹈火
  If you say that you will do somethingcome hell or high water, you are emphasizing that you are determined to do it, in spite of the difficulties involved.
  1. I've always managed to get into work come hell or high water.
     不管发生什么情况，我都没有不上班过。
• 管他呢
  You can say 'what the hell' when you decide to do something in spite of the doubts that you have about it.
  1. What the hell, I thought, at least it will give the lazy old man some exercise.
     管他呢，我心想，至少这能让懒鬼老头活动一下筋骨。
• （表示不在乎）让…见鬼去吧
  If you say 'to hell with' something, you are emphasizing that you do not care about something and that it will not stop you from doing what you want to do.
  1. To hell with this, I'm getting out of here...
     让这事见鬼去吧，我可要走了。
  2. To hell with grades and qualifications.
     让分数和资格证书都见鬼去吧。

双语例句

• There are two Hells today, the rulers of the Hell of the capitalist world probably remain the same, while Marx, Engels and Lenin rule the Hell of the socialist world.
  现在分两个地狱，资本主义世界的阎王大概还是老的，社会主义世界就是这些人当阎王。
• However, he said Bernier's resignation has nothing to do with his former girlfriend Julie Couillard, who has been linked with Hells Angels members.
  但是，他说贝尼尔的辞职与他前任女友勾结“地狱天使”这一犯罪团伙成员没有任何关系。
• I've heard that you are responsible for banishing Andariel back to the Burning Hells.
  我听说你就是把安达利尔送回地狱去的人。
• As a result, everyone from the John Birch Society to the Hells Angels may think we agree with them.
  结果，每个来自约翰·伯奇协会的地狱天使们都可能认为我们在认同他们。
• Then seven hells broke out at once.
  接着七层地狱立刻降临。
• Although I am a stupid person, I am not so foolish that I would want to go to the hells and never come out.
  我虽然是一个很愚痴的人，可是也不会笨得愿意到地狱去，不再出来。
• When the ass saw that the huge beast could be assailed with impunity, he let drive at his forehead with his hells ( 2).
  当驴子看到，可以攻击这个巨大的野兽，而不受惩罚时，他便用自己的后脚去踢狮子的前额。
• There the hells so loud she heard.
  她听见地狱的呻吟声是如此响亮。
• As many hells as there are in the worlds, may beings in them delight in the joys of contentment in Pure Land.
  愿浩瀚无边的宇宙中，苦难地狱里的种种一切有情，都能离苦而得到极乐世界的喜乐！
• And builds a Heaven in Hells despair.
  建一座天堂在对方绝望的地狱。