( inf ) 一份很难(難)的工作/一段难(難)熬的时(時)光 yī fèn hěn nán de gōngzuò/yī duàn nán'áo de shíguāng
he'll
he will, he shall
he'll eat anything
他什么(麼)东(東)西都会(會)吃 tā shénme dōngxi dōu huì chī
perhaps he'll come
他可能会(會)来(來) tā kěnéng huì lái
(just) for the hell of it
( inf ) 仅(僅)为(為)取乐(樂) jǐn wèi qǔlè
he'll be sorely missed
人们(們)会(會)非常想念他 rénmen huì fēicháng xiǎngniàn tā
he'll be there by now
他现(現)在该(該)到了 tā xiànzài gāi dào le
he'll never get away with it!
他决(決)不会(會)逃脱(脫)干系(係)的！ tā juébùhuì táotuō gànxì de!
he'll phone back in the morning
他会(會)在明天上午回电(電)话(話) tā huì zài míngtiān shàngwǔ huí diànhuà
it is likely that he'll resign
很可能他将(將)辞(辭)职(職) hěn kěnéng tā jiāng cízhí
what price he'll change his mind?
他改变(變)主意的可能性有多少？ tā gǎibiàn zhǔyi de kěnéngxìng yǒu duōshao?
hell
(hel)
Word forms: plural hells
1. proper noun & countable noun
In some religions, hell is 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.
2. variable noun
If you say that a particular situation or place is hell, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant.
[emphasis]
...the hell of the Siberian labor camps.
Bullies can make your life hell.
...the hells of grief and shame and lost love.
Synonyms: torment, suffering, agony, trial More Synonyms of hell
3. exclamation
Hell is used by some people when they are angry or excited, or when they want to emphasize what they are saying.
[emphasis]
'Hell, no!' the doctor snapped.
4.
See as hell
5.
See hell on earth
6.
See for the hell of it
7.
See until hell freezes over
8.
See from hell
9.
See to give someone hell
10.
See give sb hell
11.
See go to hell
12.
See go to hell
13.
See hell for leather
14.
See like hell
15.
See like hell
16.
See living hell
17.
See all hell breaks loose
18.
See a/one hell of a lot
19.
See a/one hell of
20.
See get the hell out
21.
See the hell out of
22.
See there'll be hell to pay
23.
See play hell
24.
See to raise hell
25.
See the hell
26.
See go through hell
27.
See hope to hell/wish to hell
28.
See come hell or high water
29.
See what the hell
30.
See to hell with
More Synonyms of hell
he'll
(hɪl, hiːl)
He'll is the usual spoken form of 'he will'.
By the time he's twenty he'll know everyone worth knowing in Washington.
hell in British English
(hɛl)
noun
1. Christianity(sometimes capital)
a.
the place or state of eternal punishment of the wicked after death, with Satan as its ruler
b.
forces of evil regarded as residing there
2. (sometimes capital)
(in various religions and cultures) the abode of the spirits of the dead
See also Hel, Hades, Sheol
3.
pain, extreme difficulty, etc
4. informal
a cause of such difficulty or suffering
war is hell
5. US and Canadian
high spirits or mischievousness
there's hell in that boy
6.
a box used by a tailor for discarded material
7. rare
a gambling house, booth, etc
8. as hell
9. for the hell of it
10. from hell
11. give someone hell
12. hell of a
13. hell for leather
14. hell or high water
15. hell to pay
16. like hell
17. play hell with
18. raise hell
19. the hell
exclamation
20. informal
an exclamation of anger, annoyance, surprise, etc (Also in exclamations such as hell's bells, hell's teeth, etc)
Word origin
Old English hell; related to helan to cover, Old Norse hel, Gothic halja hell, Old High German hella
he'll in British English
(hiːl, unstressed iːl, hɪl, ɪl)
contraction of
he will or he shall
he'll in American English
(hil; hɪl)
1.
he will
2.
he shall
hell in American English
(hɛl)
noun
1. [oftenH-]; Bible
the place where the spirits of the dead are
see also Sheol, Hades
2. [oftenH-]; Theology
a.
a state or place of woe and anguish, arrived at by the wicked after death; specif., esp. in Christian theology, the state or place of total and final separation from God and so of eternal misery and suffering, arrived at by those who die unrepentant in grave sin
b. Popularly
this state or place as the abode of Satan and of all other devils and of all thedamned
c.
those in hell
d.
the powers of hell, evil, etc.
3.
any place or condition of evil, pain, disorder, cruelty, etc.
4. Informal
a.
any extremely disagreeable, unsettling, or punishing treatment or experience, or the cause or source of this
b.
devilish spirits or excitement
full of hell
verb intransitive
5. Slang
to live or act in a reckless or dissolute way
often with around
interjection
6.
used to express irritation, anger, etc.
▶ USAGE: As profanity, hell is also widely used interjectionally in various combinations to express irritation,anger, etc. [hell, no!], and in various ways, esp. after in or the, to express surprise, disbelief, disgust, etc. [who in hell is he? what the hell!]
Idioms:
as hell
be hell on
catch hell
for the hell of it
hell of a
like hell
Word origin
ME helle < OE hel (akin to Ger hölle, hell & ON Hel, the underworld goddess, Hel) < base of helan, to cover, hide < IE base *el-, to hide, cover up > L celare, to hide
More idioms containing
hell
to hell and back
there'll be hell to pay
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
raise hell
put someone through hell
play merry hell with something
play hell
a living hell
just for the hell of it
hell on earth
hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
hell freezes over
go to hell
go through hell
go hell for leather
give someone hell
from hell
come hell or high water
all hell breaks loose
not a snowball's chance in hell
like a bat out of hell
COBUILD Collocations
hell
absolute hell
Examples of 'hell' in a sentence
hell
She and Tamylan struggled to keep the beasts under control as all hell broke loose in the Defenders ' camp.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
Your life's been hell -' Delia pressed Rosie Quantock's hand again, stared straight at Malone.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2001)
I've got the ambassador's secretary on hold, he's wondering when the hell you're going to show up.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2001)
Quotations
Let none admire The riches that grow in hell; that soil may best Deserve the precious baneJohn MiltonParadise Lost
There is a dreadful Hell, And everlasting pains; There sinners must with devils dwell In darkness, fire, and chainsIsaac WattsDivine Songs for Children
Hell hath no limits nor is circumscribed In one self place, where we are is Hell, And to be short, when all the world dissolves And every creature shall be purified All places shall be Hell that are not HeavenChristopher MarloweDoctor Faustus
But wherefore thou alone? Wherefore with thee Came not all hell broke loose?John MiltonParadise Lost
Hell is other peopleJean-Paul SartreHuis Clos
A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hellGeorge Bernard ShawParents and Children
Hell is not to love any more, madame. Not to love any more!Georges BernanosThe Diary of a Country Priest
What is hell? Hell is yourself, Hell is alone, the other figures in it Merely projectionsT.S. EliotThe Cocktail Party
If there is no Hell, a good many preachers are obtaining money under false pretensesWilliam A. Sunday
In other languages
hell
British English: hell /hɛl/ NOUN
According to some religions, hell is the place where the Devil lives, and where wicked people are sent to be punished when they die.
I don't believe in heaven or hell.
American English: hell
Arabic: جَحِيم
Brazilian Portuguese: inferno
Chinese: 地域
Croatian: pakao
Czech: peklo
Danish: helvede
Dutch: hel
European Spanish: infierno
Finnish: helvetti
French: enfer
German: Hölle
Greek: κόλαση
Italian: inferno
Japanese: 地獄
Korean: 지옥
Norwegian: helvete
Polish: piekło
European Portuguese: inferno
Romanian: iad
Russian: ад
Latin American Spanish: infierno
Swedish: helvete
Thai: นรก
Turkish: cehennem
Ukrainian: пекло
Vietnamese: địa ngục
All related terms of 'hell'
as hell
You can use as hell after adjectives or some adverbs to emphasize the adjective or adverb.
from hell
You can use from hell after a noun when you are emphasizing that something or someone is extremely unpleasant or evil .
hell-bent
If you say that someone is hell-bent on doing something, you are emphasizing that they are determined to do it, even if this causes problems or difficulties for other people.
Hell Gate
narrow channel of the East River, N. Y ., between Manhattan & Queens
hell week
a week during which pledges to a fraternity or sorority are subjected to hazing before initiation
like hell
Some people say like hell to emphasize that they strongly disagree with you or are strongly opposed to what you say.
play hell to play merry hell
To play hell with something means to have a bad effect on it or cause great confusion . In British English , you can also say that one person or thing plays merry hell with another.
the hell
People sometimes use the hell for emphasis in questions , after words such as 'what', 'where', and 'why', often in order to express anger .
catch hell
to receive a severe scolding, punishment , etc.
harrow hell
to enter hell and rescue the righteous
hell house
(in the US) a visitor attraction provided by fundamentalist Christians, in which each room contains a gruesome tableau of a sin and its divine punishment, intended to encourage the spectator to seek salvation in Christ
hell of a
(intensifier)
hell-raiser
If you describe someone as a hell-raiser , you mean that they often behave in a wild and unacceptable way , especially because they have drunk too much alcohol .
living hell
If you describe a place or situation as a living hell , you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant .
raise hell
to cause trouble by behaving badly in public, for example by making a lot of noise and breaking things or upsetting other people
absolute hell
If you say that a particular situation or place is hell , you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant .
be hell on
to be very difficult or painful for
gambling hell
a building operating as a business where money can be staked on playing games of chance
go to hell
If you tell someone to go to hell , you are angrily telling them to go away and leave you alone .
hell-raising
behaviour which causes trouble
give someone hell
If you say that something is giving you hell , you are emphasizing that it is causing you a lot of trouble or pain.
Hell's Angel
a member of a motorcycle gang of a kind originating in California in 1948 who typically dress in denim and Nazi-style paraphernalia and are noted for their initiation rites , lawless behaviour, etc
hell to pay
serious consequences , as of a foolish action
to hell with
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.
a living hell
a situation or a place that is extremely unpleasant or that causes great suffering .
hell on earth
If you say that a place or a situation is hell on earth or a hell on earth , you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant or that it causes great suffering .
play hell with
to throw into confusion and disorder; disrupt
to raise hell
If you say that someone raises 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.
what the hell
You can say ' what the hell ' when you decide to do something in spite of the doubts that you have about it.
a/one hell of
Some people use a hell of or one hell of to emphasize that something is very good , very bad , or very big .
get the hell out
If you tell someone to get the hell out of a place, you are telling them angrily or emphatically to leave that place immediately .
go through hell
If you go through hell , or if someone puts you through hell , you have a very difficult or unpleasant time.
hell for leather
If you say that someone is going hell for leather , you are emphasizing that they are doing something or are moving very quickly and perhaps carelessly.
hell freezes over
if something will not happen until hell freezes over, it will never happen
the hell out of
Some people use the hell out of for emphasis after verbs such as ' scare ', ' irritate ', and ' beat '.
to hell and back
if someone has been to hell and back, they have had a terrible experience , although it is now finished
hell or high water
whatever difficulties may arise
all hell breaks loose
If you say that all hell breaks loose , you are emphasizing that a lot of arguing or fighting suddenly starts .
for the hell of it
If someone does something for the hell of it , or just for the hell of it , they do it for fun or for no particular reason .
go hell for leather
to move or do something very quickly, often without care
not a hope in hell
If you say that someone has not got a hope in hell of doing something, you are emphasizing that they will not be able to do it.
play merry hell with
to disturb greatly; disrupt
to give someone hell
If you say that someone gives you hell , you are emphasizing that they shout at you very angrily because of something you have done wrong.
hope to hell/wish to hell
If you say you hope to hell or wish to hell that something is true , you are emphasizing that you strongly hope or wish it is true.
a/one hell of a lot
If you talk about a hell of a lot of something, or one hell of a lot of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it.
come hell or high water
If you say that you will do something come hell or high water , you are emphasizing that you are determined to do it, in spite of the difficulties involved.
put someone through hell
to give someone a very difficult or unpleasant time
there'll be hell to pay
If you say there'll be hell to pay , you are emphasizing that there will be serious trouble .
to catch unshirted hell
to be shouted at very angrily because of some wrongdoing
to hell in a handbasket
to one's doom
1 (noun)
Definition
(in various religions and cultures) the abode of the spirits of the dead
Don't worry about going to Hell, just be good.
Synonyms
the underworld
the abyss
Hades (Greek mythology)
Zeus finally sent Hermes to Hades with a request to return the maiden.
hellfire
the inferno
fire and brimstone
the bottomless pit
Gehenna (New Testament, Judaism)
the nether world
the lower world
Tartarus (Greek mythology)
the infernal regions
the bad fire (informal)
Acheron (Greek mythology)
Abaddon
the abode of the damned
2 (noun)
Definition
a situation that causes suffering or extreme difficulty
(informal)
the hell of grief and lost love
Synonyms
torment
We spent our days in torment, waiting for news.
suffering
It has caused terrible suffering to animals.
agony
We accepted there would be agony for the remaining children.
trial
the trials of adolescence
nightmare
My years in prison were a nightmare.
misery
All that money brought nothing but misery.
ordeal
the painful ordeal of identifying the body
anguish
A cry of anguish burst from her lips.
affliction
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.
martyrdom
the martyrdom of Bishop Cannio
wretchedness
idioms
See for the hell of it
See give someone hell
See hell for leather
See like hell
See raise hell
related words
related phobiashadephobiastygiophobia
Quotations
Let none admire The riches that grow in hell; that soil may best Deserve the precious bane [John Milton – Paradise Lost]There is a dreadful Hell, And everlasting pains; There sinners must with devils dwell In darkness, fire, and chains [Isaac Watts – Divine Songs for Children]Hell hath no limits nor is circumscribed In one self place, where we are is Hell, And to be short, when all the world dissolves And every creature shall be purified All places shall be Hell that are not Heaven [Christopher Marlowe – Doctor Faustus]But wherefore thou alone? Wherefore with thee Came not all hell broke loose? [John Milton – Paradise Lost]Hell is other people [Jean-Paul Sartre – Huis Clos]A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell [George Bernard Shaw – Parents and Children]Hell is not to love any more, madame. Not to love any more! [Georges Bernanos – The Diary of a Country Priest]What is hell? Hell is yourself, Hell is alone, the other figures in it Merely projections [T.S. Eliot – The Cocktail Party]If there is no Hell, a good many preachers are obtaining money under false pretenses [William A. Sunday]
Additional synonyms
in the sense of affliction
Definition
something that causes physical or mental suffering
Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age.
Synonyms
misfortune,
suffering,
trouble,
trial,
disease,
pain,
distress,
grief,
misery,
plague (informal),
curse,
ordeal,
sickness,
torment,
hardship,
sorrow,
woe,
adversity,
calamity,
scourge,
tribulation,
wretchedness
in the sense of agony
Definition
acute physical or mental pain
We accepted there would be agony for the remaining children.