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.

• 残忍邪恶的；恶毒的
  cruel or evil
  1. a devilish conspiracy
     恶毒的阴谋活动
• （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

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

英英释义

adj

• 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
• playful in an appealingly bold way
  1. a roguish grin
  Synonym:rascallyroguish

adv

• 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

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A young lad with a devilish grin.
  带着调皮狞恶之笑的小伙子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "That man is in a devilish hurry!"
  “这真是个鬼一样性急的人！”