单词 | fiend |
释义 | fiend —fiendlike, adj. /feend/, n. 1. Satan; the devil. 2. any evil spirit; demon. 3. a diabolically cruel or wicked person. 4. a person or thing that causes mischief or annoyance: Those children are little fiends. 5. Informal. a person who is extremely addicted to some pernicious habit: an opium fiend. 6. Informal. a person who is excessively interested in some game, sport, etc.; fan; buff: a bridge fiend. 7. a person who is highly skilled or gifted in something: a fiend at languages. [bef. 900; ME feend, OE feond; c. G Feind, ON fjandr, Goth fijands foe, orig. prp. of fijan to hate] Syn. 3. monster, savage, brute, beast, devil. |
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