| 单词 | evil |
| 释义 | evil nounadjective | verb + evil | phrases adjective➤great大灾祸➤absolute, pure绝对的／纯粹的邪恶◆the pure evil in his soul他灵魂中纯粹的邪恶➤intrinsic固有的邪恶◆the intrinsic evil of taking a human life杀人这种根本性的邪恶➤lesser较小的灾祸◆this sort of job is a lesser evil than unemployment.这种工作聊胜于失业。➤moral, social道德的沦丧；社会弊病◆to combat the social evils of poverty, disease and ignorance跟贫困、疾病和无知等社会弊病作斗争verb + evil➤commit, do作恶◆his simple message was that god will punish those that do evil.他的意思非常简单，上帝将会惩罚作恶者。➤combat, fight, resist与罪恶抗争；反抗恶势力；抵抗邪恶◆you can always choose to resist evil.人总是可以选择抵制罪恶。➤defeat, destroy, overcome击败邪恶；摧毁恶势力；战胜邪恶◆a duty to defeat the evil of terrorism战胜恐怖主义恶势力的责任phrases➤the forces of evil邪恶势力◆a perpetual struggle between the forces of good and the forces of evil善恶之间永恒的斗争➤good and evil善与恶◆not a simple choice between good and evil并非善恶之间的简单抉择➤a necessary evil不可避免的灾祸◆he calls war 'a necessary evil'.他称战争是“不可避免的灾祸”。➤the root of all evil万恶之源◆he sees money as the root of all evil.他将钱财看成是万恶之源。evil adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤be, look, seem邪恶；看上去邪恶▸➤become变坏adverb➤particularly, really, truly, very特别邪恶；实在邪恶；非常恶毒◆kristin smiled a particularly evil smile.克里斯廷邪恶诡诈地笑了笑。➤completely, totally, wholly彻头彻尾地邪恶▸➤basically, inherently, intrinsically根本上邪恶的；性本恶的；内在邪恶的◆he believes that all people are basically evil.他认为人性本恶。 evil nounevil ♦︎ sin ♦︎ wrong ♦︎ wickedness ♦︎ immorality ♦︎ vicethese are all words for morally bad behaviour, or a force that causes bad things to happen.这些词均表示恶行、邪恶。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to do evil / wrong◆to turn (away) from evil / sin / wickedness◆a life of evil / sin / wickedness / vice■ evil [uncountable] a force that causes bad things to happen; morally bad behaviour邪恶；罪恶；恶行◆the film is about the eternal struggle between good and evil.这部影片以善与恶之间永不休止的斗争为主题。◆he believed he could rid the world of the forces of evil.他相信他可以铲除世间的邪恶势力。◆humans have the capacity to do more evil than any other species on earth.与地球上的其他物种相比，人类作恶的能力更大。opp good → morality ■ sin [uncountable] (rather formal) behaviour that involves breaking a religious or moral law罪行，犯罪（违反宗教戒律或道德规范的行为）◆believers are called on to turn away from sin and embrace a life of prayer.信徒被要求远离罪恶，奉行祷告。■ wrong [uncountable] behaviour that is not honest or morally acceptable不义行为；欺骗行径；邪恶◆children must be taught the difference between right and wrong.必须教儿童分辨是非。◆her son can do no wrong in her eyes.在她眼里，她的儿子不可能做坏事。◆i see no wrong in taking a little time off.我认为歇一小会儿没什么不妥。ⓘ in this meaning, wrong is nearly always used in the phrases do/see no wrong and right and wrong.表达此义时，wrong 几乎总是用于短语 do/see no wrong 和 right and wrong。 opp right → morality ➡ see also wrong → wrong adj. 4 ■ wickedness [uncountable] morally bad behaviour, especially when it has no reason except sb's pleasure in being bad（尤指以作恶为乐事的人的）恶行，恶习◆they started to beat me for no reason except sheer wickedness.他们开始打我，不为别的，就是恶毒成性。■ immorality /ɪməræləti/ [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) behaviour, especially sexual behaviour, that does not follow accepted standards（尤指性行为）放荡，淫荡◆for him, the besetting sins of the age were greed and sexual immorality.对于他来说，那个年代为祸甚大的罪恶是贪婪和放荡。opp morality → morality ➡ see also immoral → wrong adj. 4 ■ vice [uncountable] (especially journalism尤用于新闻) evil or immoral behaviour恶行；不道德行为◆the film ended most satisfactorily: vice punished and virtue rewarded.这部影片的结尾皆大欢喜：邪恶受到惩治，美德得到褒奖。ⓘ in journalism and other more informal contexts vice usually refers to activities such as sex, taking drugs, drinking alcohol and gambling (= playing games of chance for money).在新闻报道和其他较非正式语境下，vice 通常涉及性、吸毒、酗酒和赌博等行为。 opp virtue → morality evil adjectiveevil ♦︎ wicked ♦︎ bad ♦︎ dark ♦︎ satanic ♦︎ base ♦︎ demonic ♦︎ sinfulthese words all describe cruel or morally bad people or behaviour.这些词均表示恶毒的、邪恶的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆an evil / a wicked / a bad / a sinful man / woman / person / life / act / thought◆an evil / a wicked / a bad character◆an evil / a wicked / a base / a sinful creature◆an evil / a wicked demon◆a wicked / bad child◆an evil / a wicked / a bad / a dark / a sinful deed◆an evil / a wicked crime◆an evil / a bad / a satanic influence◆an evil / a bad omen◆evil / dark / demonic forces / powers■ evil (of people or actions) very bad; showing great enjoyment in hurting or killing others; connected with the devil（人或行为）邪恶的；恶毒的；恶魔的◆he gave an evil laugh.他邪恶地大笑。◆in his speech he described the evil effects of racism.他在演讲中描述了种族主义的恶劣影响。◆it was an ancient charm to ward off evil spirits.这是古代驱赶邪灵的一种做法。opp good → good 5 ■ wicked (of people or actions) very bad; showing great enjoyment in being bad and hurting others（人或行为）邪恶的；恶毒的◆she despised herself for being selfish, even wicked.她因自己自私甚至邪恶而鄙视自己。◆that was a wicked thing to do!那可是伤天害理的事！◆the wicked witch casts a spell on the princess.邪恶的女巫给公主施了魔咒。 opp good → good 5 note 辨析 evil or wicked?these are both very strong words to describe people and actions that are very bad: they should be used with great care. evil is stronger than wicked. wickedness is bad behaviour, caused by sb's pleasure in being bad, and it is basically a human characteristic. evil is a force outside a person that makes them do bad things, and is often connected with the devil. a wicked person enjoys being bad and hurting other people's feelings. an evil person enjoys hurting people physically and does not even consider their feelings. children, witches and stepmothers are wicked, especially in children's stories. spirits, forces, monsters, killers and masterminds are evil, especially in stories for adults and popular news reports.这两个词的语气都很强烈，应慎用。evil 比 wicked 语气更强。wickedness 指恶行，由那些本性就是以作恶为乐的人所为，与人的劣根性有关。evil 指驱使人去做坏事的外部力量，常与恶魔有关。wicked 指喜欢做坏事并伤害他人感情，evil 指喜欢伤害他人身体而根本不考虑他们的感受。wicked 可描述人，搭配的词有 child、witch 和 stepmother，尤见于童话故事； evil 可搭配的词有 spirit、force、monster、killer 和 mastermind，尤见于成人小说和大众新闻。■ bad criminal or morally unacceptable犯罪的；不道德的◆the hero gets to shoot all the bad guys.主人公得以击毙所有坏蛋。◆he said i must have done something bad to deserve it.他说我肯定是罪有应得。 opp good → good 5 ■ dark evil or frightening邪恶的；阴险的；凶恶的◆there was a darker side to his nature.他本性中有阴险的一面。◆there are dark forces at work here.这里有邪恶力量作祟。■ satanic (also satanic) /sətænɪk, name also seɪtænɪk-->/ connected with the worship of the devil崇拜撒旦的◆there was no evidence of satanic rituals.没有证据证明有人组织崇拜撒旦的仪式。■ base (formal) not having moral principles or rules卑鄙的；不道德的◆he acted from base motives.他的行为动机卑鄙。■ demonic /dimɒnɪk; name dimɑːnɪk/ connected with, or like, an evil spirit恶魔的；魔鬼般的◆this was a society in which demonic possession was greatly feared.在这个社会里人们都对魔鬼附身怀有极大的恐惧。■ sinful (formal) morally wrong; against the rules of a religion不道德的；违背教义的；有罪的◆he tried to keep his sinful thoughts to himself.他想方设法不让别人知晓他那些邪恶的想法。evil [countable, usually plural] (formal) a wicked or harmful thing; the bad effect of sth害处；坏处；弊端◆we were warned against the evils of drugs.我们被告诫过毒品的害处。◆they hardly mentioned such social evils as racism and sexism.他们几乎没有提到种族歧视和性别歧视等社会弊端。ⓘ evils is most often used in the patterns the evils of... and social evils. * evils 最常用于 the evils of ... 和 social evils 结构。evil [uncountable] a force that causes bad things to happen; morally bad behaviour邪恶；罪恶；恶行◆the film is about the eternal struggle between good and evil.这部影片以善与恶之间永不休止的斗争为主题。◆he believed he could rid the world of the forces of evil.他相信他可以铲除世间的邪恶势力。◆humans have the capacity to do more evil than any other species on earth.与地球上的其他物种相比，人类作恶的能力更大。opp good → morality evil(of people or actions) very bad; showing great enjoyment in hurting or killing others; connected with the devil（人或行为）邪恶的；恶毒的；恶魔的◆he gave an evil laugh.他邪恶地大笑。◆in his speech he described the evil effects of racism.他在演讲中描述了种族主义的恶劣影响。◆it was an ancient charm to ward off evil spirits.这是古代驱赶邪灵的一种做法。opp good → good 5 evil¹/ˈi:vl ||; ˈivḷ/adj morally bad; causing trouble or harming people 邪恶的；有害的；坏的: ◇in the play richard is portrayed as an evil king. 在戏里，理查德被刻画成一个邪恶的国王。 evil²/ˈi:vl ||; ˈivḷ/noun [c,u] a force that causes bad or harmful things to happen 邪恶的势力；邪恶: ◇the play is about the good and evil in all of us. 这出戏探讨人类的善与恶。◇drugs and alcohol are two of the evils of modern society. 吸毒和酗酒是现代社会的两大祸害。 the lesser of two evils→lesser☞ evil¹☞ evil² |
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