devilish

英 [ˈdevəlɪʃ] 美 [ˈdevəlɪʃ]

adj.  残忍邪恶的; 恶毒的; (以人们喜爱的方式)魔鬼似的,恶魔似的

TEM8

BNC.21418 / COCA.20618



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 残忍邪恶的;恶毒的
    cruel or evil
    1. a devilish conspiracy
      恶毒的阴谋活动
  2. (以人们喜爱的方式)魔鬼似的,恶魔似的
    morally bad, but in a way that people find attractive
    1. He was handsome, with a devilish charm.
      他英俊漂亮,具有魔鬼般的迷惑力。

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 残忍的;恶毒的;邪恶的
    A devilish idea or action is cruel or unpleasant.
    1. ...the devilish destructiveness of modern weapons.
      现代武器残忍的毁灭性
  2. ADJ-GRADED 极大的;极度的;极其困难的
    You can use devilish to emphasize how extreme or difficult something is.
    1. ...a devilish puzzle.
      极大的谜
    2. Devilish is also an adverb.
    3. I'd been devilish lucky.
      我真是太幸运了。

双语例句

  1. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
    这样的智慧,不是从上头来的,乃是属地的,属情欲的,属鬼魔的。
  2. In truth, it is devilish hard to judge how much ground it would be wise for Mr Tsvangirai to give, in the hope of gradually gaining rightful power.
    实际上我们基本上无法判断,为了获取合法权力,茨万吉拉伊究竟应该做出多少让步。
  3. With a few contestants sporting devilish looks, others futuristic and some psychedelic the competition is as fierce as ever.
    今年人体彩绘节竞争异常激烈,一些参赛选手将自己描绘成魔鬼的样子,一些具有鲜明的未来主义色彩,而有一些则融入了迷幻特点。
  4. Password hacking takes many different forms, but one crucial thing to understand is that it's often not a matter of devilish cunning but of bludgeoning with brute force.
    密码黑客会采取多种不同的形式,但要明白关键的一件事是,它通常不是恶魔般的狡猾,而是蛮力的使用。
  5. That this devilish notary is killing me with his poison?
    恶魔般的公证人用他的毒药毒死我?
  6. In a playfully devilish manner.
    以精力非常旺盛的方式。
  7. Devilish schemes; the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen; the diabolical expression on his face; a mephistophelian glint in his eye.
    恶魔般的安排;一些政客们冷静的算计和恶魔般的诡计;他脸上邪恶的表情;他眼中恶魔似的光芒。
  8. I will not ask you what devilish impulse moved you incite our Claude to do this awful deed.
    我不想问你什么鬼使神差,会唆使我们的克劳德干这种可怕的事。
  9. Turn into a devil or make devilish. How Saddam Happened to be a Demon?
    变成恶棍或成恶魔般的。谁把萨达姆变成了“魔鬼”?
  10. A young lad with a devilish grin.
    带着调皮狞恶之笑的小伙子。
  11. It was devilish hard work climbing the mountain.
    爬那座山太费劲了。
  12. Gold's a devilish sort of thing.
    黄金是一种邪恶的东西。
  13. He is a vigorous 70. in a playfully devilish manner.
    他今年七十岁,元气旺盛。以精力非常旺盛的方式。
  14. Driven by Death in a devilish dance!
    为死神驱使,施展魔鬼的舞技!
  15. Don Juan contorted his face again into a devilish grin and said that the young man declared that he wanted to have the gourds.
    唐望扭曲成邪恶的脸孔说,年轻人宣布他决定要葫芦。
  16. He gives him another smile, this one a little more devilish, and he says "Bonne chance, mon ami" and he throws him into the very deepest end of the pool.
    他朝我哥哥诡异地一笑,说:“我的小朋友,祝你好运”。说着,就将我的哥哥丢入游泳池的最深处。
  17. It wasn't anything difficult but somehow it managed to convey a certain playfulness and devilish charm that the lyrics wrote about.
    这其实没有什麽艰涩难行之处,但是这样的和弦处理搭配歌词的主题传递出一种玩世不恭的坏痞子迷人魅力。
  18. They talk about a party involving Scooby-Doo, but the girls know this devilish charm boy is a loner, and Franco excels at letting a few looks and gestures speak volumes.
    他们聊及有关史酷比狗的一个派对,但是两个女孩心里都清楚,这位散发迷人魅力的男孩其实并不是一个合群的人。弗兰科的表演堪称精湛,几个动作和表情都是意味深长。
  19. It appeared in countenance to be some devilish cross betwixt an ordinary pig, and some sort of bull-like creature.
    它的面容慢慢变的有些象恶魔,面相中间的样子有些偏象与猪和牛。又或者是像其他的什么动物。
  20. Admittedly they must have been devilish hard to compose given the size of the losses, but one might have thought normal principles would apply: keep it short, stick to the facts and try to offer some hope for the future.
    诚然,鉴于损失的规模,信件一定写得非常辛苦,但应该有人想出可能适用的一般原则:信要短,贴近事实,并努力给未来以希望。
  21. "That man is in a devilish hurry!"
    “这真是个鬼一样性急的人!”
  22. Those that are constructive, then, are the good-or the divine and the devilish, bringing for those developments in their various phases.
    哪些是建设性的力量,于是好的-或神性的和魔鬼性的力量,带来了各种各样的物质实相的发展。
  23. And so companies go public and start-ups receive VC funding – which would never have been taken seriously were it not for the devilish charisma of those fronting the undertaking.
    于是公司上市了,初创企业拿到了风投&如果不是因为推动这些事情的人魔鬼般的超凡魅力,恐怕没人会认真对待它们。
  24. Turn into a devil or make devilish.
    变成恶棍或成恶魔般的。
  25. In a playfully devilish manner. Function of a Springboard Remains Vigorous
    以精力非常旺盛的方式。跳板功能旺盛不衰
  26. Have the horrors of the World War done nothing to open our eyes, so that we still cannot see that the conscious mind is even more devilish and perverse than the naturalness of the unconscious?
    难道即使世界大战的恐怖也无法使我们看到,意识心理会比自然的潜意识心理更加邪恶和不义?
  27. The study of genetic vaccines is likely to provide new immune therapies and powerful ways to prevent any number of devilish infections that elude human control today.
    基因疫苗研究有可能为当今人类无法控制的一些严重传染疾病,提供新的免疫防治途径和手段。

英英释义

adj

  1. showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
    1. devilish schemes
    2. the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen
    3. the diabolical expression on his face
    4. a mephistophelian glint in his eye

    Synonym:    diabolicdiabolicalmephistophelianmephistophelean

  2. playful in an appealingly bold way
    1. a roguish grin

    Synonym:    rascallyroguish

adv

  1. in a playfully devilish manner
    1. the socialists are further handicapped if they believe that capitalists are not only wicked but also devilishly clever

    Synonym:    devilishly