diabolical

英 [ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkl]

美 [ˌdaɪəˈbɑːlɪkl]

adj.  糟糕透顶的; 烦人的; 讨厌的; 道德败坏的; 邪恶的; 恶魔似的

GRE

BNC.19383 / COCA.19967

牛津词典

adj.

• 糟糕透顶的；烦人的；讨厌的
  extremely bad or annoying
  1. The traffic was diabolical.
     交通状况糟糕透了。
• 道德败坏的；邪恶的；恶魔似的
  morally bad and evil; like a devil

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 糟透的;极其恶劣的;非常讨厌的
  If you describe something asdiabolical, you are emphasizing that it is very bad, extreme, or unpleasant.
  1. It was a diabolical error, a schoolboy error...
     那是个十分低级的错误，一个小学生才会犯的错误。
  2. The pain was diabolical.
     疼痛异常剧烈。
• ADJ 邪恶的;罪恶的
  Diabolicalis used to emphasize how evil something is.
  1. ...sins committed in a spirit of diabolical enjoyment...
     为了罪恶的享乐而犯下的罪孽
  2. One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.
     今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。

英英释义

adj

• extremely evil or cruel
  1. something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
  2. fires lit up a diabolic scene
  3. diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
  4. a fiendish despot
  5. hellish torture
  6. infernal instruments of war
  7. satanic cruelty
  8. unholy grimaces
  Synonym:demonicdiabolicfiendishhellishinfernalsatanicunholy
• 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:devilishdiabolicmephistophelianmephistophelean

双语例句

• They are possessed with a diabolical patience to watch the doings of people who fancy themselves private.
  他们具有魔鬼那样的耐心，观察那些自以为隐蔽着的人们的活动。
• They tended to see themselves as honorable, virtuous, and pure, and the adversary as diabolical.
  他们倾向于认为自己是光荣的、高尚的和纯真的，而他们的对手则是穷凶极恶的。
• The use of artificial means to make the creature diabolical was a flash of genius upon his part.
  可是他还采用了人工的方法使这动物变得象魔鬼一样的可怕，这就要算是他的机智和天才了。
• It was a diabolical error, a schoolboy error
  那是个十分低级的错误，一个小学生才会犯的错误。
• One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.
  今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。
• Dark Scream: Probably just another diabolical plan to get us destroyed.
  可能又是另一个巨馊的会把我们灭了的主意。
• You're dealing with a devious, diabolical mind.
  你们面对一个邪恶无比的心灵。
• They move forward risking their lives, to destroy a diabolical regime.
  他们冒着生命危险前进，摧毁邪恶的政权。
• While Claire and Frank's plans are just as diabolical as in the past, everyone else in the show seems to have grown up and wised up.
  除了克莱尔和弗兰克的计划依然和以前一样残忍之外，剧中的其他人似乎都成熟了、觉醒了。
• She was a woman of diabolical cunning.
  她是个凶残狡猾的女人。