demon

英 [ˈdiːmən]

美 [ˈdiːmən]

n.  恶魔; 魔鬼; 技艺出众的人; 精力充沛的人; (使人担忧和不快的)邪恶事物

复数：demons　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7821 / COCA.5407

习惯用语

n.

the demon drink
• 含酒精饮料
  alcoholic drink

牛津词典

noun

• 恶魔；魔鬼
  an evil spirit
  1. demons torturing the sinners in Hell
     地狱里折磨罪人的魔鬼
• 技艺出众的人；精力充沛的人
  a person who does sth very well or with a lot of energy
  1. He skis like a demon.
     他滑雪技艺超群。
• （使人担忧和不快的）邪恶事物
  something that causes a person to worry and makes them unhappy
  1. the demons of jealousy
     恶魔一样的嫉妒心

柯林斯词典

in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 daemon


• N-COUNT 魔鬼;恶魔
  Ademonis an evil spirit.
  1. ...a woman possessed by demons.
     被魔鬼附身的女子
• N-COUNT 心魔;邪恶的事物
  Sources of worry or conflict which trouble a person or group of people are sometimes referred to asdemons.
  1. His private demons drove him to drink excessively for many years.
     他个人的心魔让他多年以来酗酒度日。
  2. ...the demons of hatred, violence and ethnic fanaticism.
     仇恨、暴力和种族狂热主义等诸恶
• N-COUNT 技艺出众的人;精力过人的人;高手;能手
  If you approve of someone because they are very skilled at what they do or because they do it energetically, you can say that they do it like ademon.
  1. He played like a demon...
     他球艺惊人。
  2. He is a demon organizer.
     他组织能力极强。
• N-COUNT 恶人;恶棍;魔头
  If you refer to a powerful person such as a politician as ademon, you mean that you believe they are bad and might be dangerous.
  1. She was a dictator and a demon...
     她是一个独裁者，一个女魔头。
  2. He was seen as a demon, determined to hand the country over to the reactionaries.
     他被看成一个执意要将国家交给反动分子的恶魔。

英英释义

noun

• an evil supernatural being
  Synonym:devilfienddaemondaimon
• someone extremely diligent or skillful
  1. he worked like a demon to finish the job on time
  2. she's a demon at math
• a cruel wicked and inhuman person
  Synonym:monsterfienddevilogre

双语例句

• Some Demon Lords love fighting with armies headed by other heroes.
  有些恶魔领主喜欢和有英雄带领的部队作战。
• In all my studies, I must say that the most intriguing was my interview with the desire demon.
  在我所有的学习研究中，我必须要说最有趣的当属我对魅魔进行的采访。
• The demon said he had plans for people like us.
  那个魔鬼说他对我们这样的人有所安排。
• You can kite this demon, but you can not kite her and the pet.
  你可以对那个怪物放风筝，但是你不能放术士和宠物两个的风筝。
• She was a dictator and a demon
  她是一个独裁者，一个女魔头。
• Their disagreeable bat, the symbol thinking that it is a vampire and a demon.
  他们讨厌蝙蝠，认为它是吸血鬼和凶神的象征。
• You little demon! Is this what you wanted to see?
  你这个小恶魔！这就是你所期望看到的？
• He discerned the fact that his demon secret was abroad, universal.
  他领悟到，他那可怕的秘密已经不胫而走，众所周知了。
• He is a demon organizer.
  他组织能力极强。
• You think that I'm a demon, no?
  你认为我是个魔鬼，不是吗？