单词 | evil |
释义 | adjective | noun evilevil1 /ˈivəl/ ●●○ S3 W3 adjective 1someone who is evil deliberately does very cruel things to harm other people: an evil dictator► see thesaurus at bad12morally bad and having a very harmful influence on people: The police called it a brutal and evil attack.3connected with the Devil or having special powers to harm people: evil spirits4very bad or disgusting: There’s an evil smell coming from the fridge.5the evil eye the power which some people believe makes particular people able to harm others by looking at them [Origin: Old English yfel]—evilly adverb adjective | noun evilevil2 ●●○ noun 1[uncountable] actions and behavior that are morally wrong and cruel, or the power that makes people do bad things OPP good: It’s a classic tale about the struggle between good and evil.2[countable] something that has a very bad or harmful influence or effect: Dad gave us a lecture on the evils of smoking. → see also the lesser of two evils at lesser (2), necessary evil at necessary (2) |
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