hellish

英 [ˈhelɪʃ]

美 [ˈhelɪʃ]

adj.  极不愉快的

BNC.21525 / COCA.18113

牛津词典

adj.

• 极不愉快的
  extremely unpleasant

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 地狱般的;讨厌的;可憎的
  You describe something ashellishto emphasize that it is extremely unpleasant.
  1. The atmosphere in Washington is hellish...
     华盛顿的气氛令人憎恶。
  2. I'm sure you will remember from the hellish years of your boyhood.
     我相信你一定记得自己梦魇般的童年时代的事情。
• ADV …得要命;…得够呛
  You usehellishto emphasize an unpleasant quality or its great extent.
  1. It's hellish cold up here in winter.
     这里的冬天冷得要命。

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:demonicdiabolicdiabolicalfiendishinfernalsatanicunholy
• very unpleasant
  1. hellish weather
  2. stop that god-awful racket
  Synonym:beastlygod-awful

双语例句

• Four days offline can be truly restful. Whereas a two-week break can be two weeks of hellish preparation, two weeks of rest, followed by two stressful weeks digging out from under 2,000 emails.
  4天的离线生活能够让人获得真正的休息，而两周的假期却可能成为两周地狱般的工作准备，人们休息两周之后往往还要花两周时间处理遗留下来的2000封邮件。
• I had such a hellish time on holiday in Magaluf-the Spanish resort is just full of drunk British, German and Dutch people.
  我在Magaluf度假过的糟糕透了&那个西班牙度假胜地到处都是喝得烂醉的英国人、德国人和荷兰人。
• His is a hellish promiscuity, desperate not so much for love as for loss.
  那是地狱般混乱的爱欲沉沦，爱比不爱更绝望。
• But we ought not-we will not-travel down that hellish path blindly.
  然而，我们不应该、也不会盲目地沿着那条通向地狱的路走下去！
• You are the one shining light in this hellish hole.
  你是这个地狱般洞穴中一道闪亮的光。
• The atmosphere in Washington is hellish
  华盛顿的气氛令人憎恶。
• Her eyes will fill with hellish visions.
  她的眼中会出现幻觉。
• I'm going to Canberra University. His schooldays were hellish.
  我准备去堪培拉大学。他的学生时代苦不堪言。
• Isn't this heat hellish?
  太热了点，是吗？
• Amazingly, once you leave the hellish work atmosphere, you suddenly feel energized and ready to run a marathon.
  令人惊奇的是，一旦你离开工作环境，便突然觉得自己神采飞扬，甚至能跑个马拉松。