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

• They are possessed with a diabolical patience to watch the doings of people who fancy themselves private.
  他们具有魔鬼那样的耐心，观察那些自以为隐蔽着的人们的活动。
• He is diabolical and dangerous and he is a rock star.
  他很邪恶、很危险，但也是一个十足的摇滚范儿。
• 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！
• My wife, however, long ago gave up on the diabolical machine.
  而我的妻子在很早以前就放弃了努力。
• She was a woman of diabolical cunning.
  她是个凶残狡猾的女人。
• You're dealing with a devious, diabolical mind.
  你们面对一个邪恶无比的心灵。
• While Claire and Frank's plans are just as diabolical as in the past, everyone else in the show seems to have grown up and wised up.
  除了克莱尔和弗兰克的计划依然和以前一样残忍之外，剧中的其他人似乎都成熟了、觉醒了。
• It gave men the pretext for all sorts of diabolical behaviour.
  这给人们找到了各种丑恶行为的借口。
• 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。
• 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。