| 单词 | evil |
| 释义 | evil (iːvəl ) Word forms: evils 1. uncountable noun B2 Evil is a powerful force that some people believe to exist, and which causes wicked and bad things to happen. We are still being attacked by the forces of evil. There's always a conflict between good and evil in his plays. Synonyms: wickedness, bad, wrong, vice 2. uncountable noun B2 Evil is used to refer to all the wicked and bad things that happen in the world. He could not, after all, stop all the evil in the world. ...those who see television as the root of all evil. Synonyms: harm, suffering, pain, hurt 3. countable noun If you refer to an evil, you mean a very unpleasant or harmful situation or activity. Higher taxes may be a necessary evil. ...a lecture on the evils of alcohol. [+ of] 4. adjective B2 If you describe someone as evil, you mean that they are very wicked by nature and take pleasure in doing things that harm other people. ...the country's most evil terrorists. She's an evil woman. Synonyms: wicked, bad, wrong, corrupt 5. adjective B2 If you describe something as evil, you mean that you think it causes a great deal of harm to people and is morally bad. After 1760 few Americans refrained from condemning slavery as evil. They are setting an evil example for their children. 6. adjective If you describe something as evil, you mean that you think it is influenced by the devil. I think this is an evil spirit at work. According to local folklore it is an evil place. 7. adjective You can describe a very unpleasant smell as evil. Both men were smoking evil-smelling pipes. 8. the evil day/hour phrase If someone is putting off the evil day or the evil hour, they have to do something unpleasant and are trying to avoid doing it for as long as possible. You should stop putting off the evil day and get on with it. 9. the lesser of two evils phrase If you have two choices, but think that they are both bad, you can describe the one which is less bad as the lesser of two evils, or the lesser evil. People voted for him as the lesser of two evils. One suspects that hydro power is still the lesser evil. Quotations: So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear, Farewell remorse: all good to me is lost; Evil be thou my GoodParadise Lost Evil be to him who evil thinks (Honi soit qui mal y pense) Motto of the Order of the Garter What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the dark The evil that men do lives after themJulius Caesar Evil alone has oil for every wheelMine the Harvest Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof Bible: St. Matthew Choose the lesser of two evils See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil Idioms: put off the evil day [British] to delay doing something unpleasant for as long as possible You're putting off the evil day when the patient's going to die. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers money is the root of all evil said to mean that greed is the cause of a particular problem or the cause of society's problems in general I believe the amount involved in this project is a substantial sum, and money is the root of all evil, as they say. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: evil genius Take an evil genius for a teeth-whitening whaddaya get? The Sun An evil genius adopts three orphans to aid his latest plot to steal the moon, but fatherhood brings out his long-buried caring side. The Sun Really, would he not prefer to escape the clutches of the young evil genius? The Sun An evil genius adopts three orphans to aid his latest plot, but it seems fatherhood has a strange effect on him. The Sun Her trenchant criticism of the lifestyle of diplomats led to her being dubbed 'a dark-haired evil genius'. Times, Sunday Times Anyone who took money from sport was a bad person, an evil influence, and must never be allowed to take part again. Times, Sunday Times He noted that the sentences would have been even longer but for the students' exposure to the evil influence of some members of the university. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The statue was destroyed and buried outside the city walls to avert its evil influence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the course of this, it burns away the evil influence it has on him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sentences were criticised as heavy-handed, as was the judge's comment that he would have passed heavier sentences but for the evil influence of some senior members of the university. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He likes to think this was a reflection of their insecurity and failure to understand the new culture rather than evil intent. ST For all the good it engenders, it also provides instant access to those with evil intent to shock or to provoke. Times, Sunday Times And there was never any evil intent. Times, Sunday Times Then, after a lengthy pause, they are back with the explanation: those laws were not adopted with any evil intent. Times, Sunday Times He explained that, by reason of their evil intent, his pursuers had temporarily forfeited their right to the truth. Times, Sunday Times But there's no evil intention. The Sun At long last he finds an opportunity to carry out his evil intention. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But let us not underestimate the evil intentions of the human heart. Christianity Today A newspaper described her as part of an 'antisocial group with evil intentions'. Times, Sunday Times Those who are evil or who have evil intentions, however, will be noticed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She's grateful
until she finds he's got an evil motive. The Sun Ford argued that 3294 required an evil motive, or an intent to injure the person harmed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the trope of a sinister tech company's evil motives feels dated and either the plot tangles its timelines or simply doesn't make sense. The Sun You would not sit one of us adoptive parents down and discover evil motives or a calculated rejection of birth moms. Christianity Today Rather than recognizing personal motivations and differences, we attribute evil motives to others. Christianity Today But the evil plot failed. The Sun The player must guide a hero through time and the solar system in order to defeat her evil plot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She managed to stop him and his evil plot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The objects and methods of his evil plotting seem to waver somewhat. The Times Literary Supplement This country was engaged in a desperate fight for survival against a stronger, better equipped and better prepared, nasty, evil regime. Times, Sunday Times They mistake their deep sense of compassion for an appropriate moral compass without realising that they are observing the most cynical and evil regime. Times, Sunday Times Night after night they write postcards denouncing the evil regime and its lies. The Sun A scavenger and a deserter from an evil regime search for a missing war hero. Times,Sunday Times He made his comments at a memorial service to honour those who have liberated a country from an evil regime. The Sun To remove the evil spell, the person needs to make sugary rice and leave it secretly at the centre of a crossroads. The Sun Certainly, she fell under an evil spell. Globe and Mail And now begin my evil spell a thunder bolt to mix it well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With their reputation for casting evil spells, witches don't get the best press. The Sun Are there such things as evil spells, curses or magic? Times,Sunday Times People desert their homes to camp in the countryside where they believe their joy will cleanse their minds of evil thoughts. The Sun I've got to control my evil thoughts. Christianity Today The evil thoughts set in. The Sun One must also try to avoid cursing and thinking evil thoughts, with the aim of controlling the tongue and temper during the fasting hours. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If people allow evil thoughts or depression to enter their minds, it would creep inside them and eat their soul. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cheeky birds join forces with spies to stop an evil villain destroying the world. The Sun Not by some evil villain, but by the politically-correct times we live in. The Sun We cleanse ourselves as a society by making these people into evil villains, and that's just not the reality. Times, Sunday Times They came face-to-face with some of the most evil villains in the land. The Sun Evil villains dreaming of world domination. The Sun She would carry shrivelled livers around in jars to demonstrate the evils of alcohol. Times, Sunday Times He preached on political topics such as civil rights and often attacked the evils of alcohol. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The strong winds of temperance were also blowing though town, and hundreds of citizens turned out to hear speakers rail against the evils of alcohol. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Fisk was an early advocate for temperance throughout the 1830s and often wrote and lectured on the evils of alcohol. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was an outspoken and lifelong critic of the evils of alcohol. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead, the game urges you onwards to fight evil and explore, which makes it feel less linear and even more imaginative than its predecessors. Times, Sunday Times We must contend with evil, but we will fight evil not with evil, but with good. Christianity Today He uses his proficiency with alchemy and his power over the element of fire to fight evil. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Did she fight evil, or did she let evil happen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He then uses these powers to fight evil from earth and space. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has great evil robots, energetic action sequences and plenty of heart. Times, Sunday Times Examples of that 'great evil' abounded last week. Times, Sunday Times Those homely touches are signs of hope, a reminder that human beings are capable of great love as well as of great evil. Times, Sunday Times How do we fight great evil without losing our moral compass? Times, Sunday Times Think of it as destroying a great evil. Times, Sunday Times Surely all human evil comes from man's inability to sit still in a room? Times, Sunday Times Peck however considered possession to be rare, and human evil common. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In fact the magical elements are overshadowed by these human evils, and sit uneasily in this plausible alternative history anyway. The Sun That's not inherently evil, but it's not complete. Christianity Today Yet even now, there are politicians who believe that national borders are inherently evil. The Sun Of all the elves they are the only ones that are inherently evil and hate their cousins with an undying passion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The former was considered inherently evil, while the latter might include the working of magical cures. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This list contains only common supernatural beings who are inherently evil in nature, such as ghosts and demons, and beings who are lesser than deities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Secondly, share buybacks are not intrinsically evil. Times, Sunday Times Large pay packets are not intrinsically evil. Times, Sunday Times In the same encyclical the pope teaches that intrinsically evil acts are prohibited always and everywhere, without any exception. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's about combating an egregious moral evil. Christianity Today By definition, moral evil results from human action, but natural evil results from natural processes that cause natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first part of this defense accounts for moral evil as the result of free human action. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It stands in contrast to moral evil. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Specifically, it assumes that the outcomes of human extinction, mass human destruction, or environmental damage count as moral evils. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are either nervous, not knowing what to expect, or they are openly disdainful of this situation, which they consider a necessary evil. Christianity Today Given the time crunch surrounding such discoveries, entomologists often view the naming process as a necessary evil. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They regard them, at best, as a necessary evil. Times, Sunday Times The long wait — a necessary evil on any theme park ride — cleverly becomes part of the story. The Sun Its final abolition was universally regarded as that of a very real, if also a necessary evil. Times, Sunday Times But we are called to overcome evil, whatever its source. Christianity Today I believe that ideas are stronger than situations, that ideals are the only force strong enough to overcome evil systems. Christianity Today He helps the boring heroes overcome evil because he wants to, not because he must. Times, Sunday Times The martyrs took the commands love your enemies and overcome evil with good at face value. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the end, they work together to overcome evil. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She is the dictionary definition of pure evil. The Sun (2014) We are dealing with pure evil here. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He was just pure evil. The Sun (2016) His depravity and pure evil has had a far-reaching effect. The Sun (2008) Spirits do something truly evil to oysters in your stomach. Times, Sunday Times This ghastly case shows you can have all the checks in the world but still fail to catch someone truly evil. The Sun The police described him as 'truly evil'. Times, Sunday Times That, too, would be truly evil. Times, Sunday Times Some people come in, and they bring their whole family with them, who can be truly evil. Times, Sunday Times He said publishing the review in full was the only way 'some good can come from this unspeakable evil'. The Sun Great and small, extreme and moderate, communist and nationalist, they brought unspeakable evil to their victims and created rich materials for historians. Times, Sunday Times Prisons all over the world have too long been in darkness: and if light were henceforth directed on them everywhere great good would have come out of unspeakable evil. Times, Sunday Times These are 'unspeakable evils,'; he writes. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 邪恶的, 恶 Japanese: 悪い, 邪悪 |
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