unholy

英 [ʌnˈhəʊli]

美 [ʌnˈhoʊli]

adj.  危险的; 有害的; 不守教规的; 亵渎神明的; 罪恶的; 过分的; 极端的; 无法容忍的

BNC.18761 / COCA.18561

牛津词典

adj.

• 危险的；有害的
  dangerous; likely to be harmful
  1. an unholy alliance between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry
     医疗界与医药业的不当联盟
• 不守教规的；亵渎神明的；罪恶的
  not respecting the laws of a religion
• 过分的；极端的；无法容忍的
  used to emphasize how bad sth is
  1. She wondered how she had got into this unholy mess.
     她不知道自己如何弄得如此狼狈不堪。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 极不合理的；极令人厌恶的
  You useunholyto emphasize how unreasonable or unpleasant you think something is.
  1. She protested that it wasn't traditional jazz at all, but an unholy row...
     她抗议说那根本不是传统爵士乐，而是令人憎恶的噪音。
  2. The economy is still an unholy mess.
     经济依然是一团糟。
• ADJ （由通常敌对的两方或多方组成的联盟）不同寻常的，诡异的
  If you refer to two or more people or groups working together as anunholyalliance, you mean that this arrangement is unusual because the people usually oppose each other.
  1. If the government does fall it will be because of this unholy alliance between the far right and the left...
     如果政府真的倒台了，那一定是因为极右翼势力和左翼势力的诡异联盟。
  2. Westerners charged that the party was run by an unholy coalition between North and South.
     西部人指责说该党被北方和南方不同寻常的联盟所操控。
• ADJ-GRADED 邪恶的；罪恶的；亵渎的
  If you describe something asunholy, you mean that it is wicked or bad.
  1. 'This ought to be fun,' he told Alex, eyes gleaming with an almost unholy relish...
     “这一定会很有趣,”他对亚历克斯说，眼神里几乎透出一丝邪恶的光芒。
  2. He screamed unholy things at me.
     他冲我高声咒骂。

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:demonicdiabolicdiabolicalfiendishhellishinfernalsatanic
• having committed unrighteous acts
  1. a sinful person
  Synonym:sinfulwicked
• not hallowed or consecrated
  Synonym:unhallowed

双语例句

• If an unholy man were to get to heaven he would feel like a hog in a flower garden.
  如果一个不圣洁的人到了天堂，他会像误入花园的猪一样。
• He screamed unholy things at me.
  他冲我高声咒骂。
• You hated them because of their detestable practices, their sorcery and unholy worship.
  因为他们操行巫术和邪恶的祭祀，作出了最可憎恶的事。
• If the government does fall it will be because of this unholy alliance between the far right and the left
  如果政府真的倒台了，那一定是因为极右翼势力和左翼势力的诡异联盟。
• An unholy union of dark and ancient superstitions.
  愚昧和古老迷信的邪恶结合。
• "the markings are stigmata, he is possessed by something unholy," argued another.
  “这些标记是红斑，他是在某些邪恶力量的驱使下着魔的，”另外一个争辩说。
• Combined, they are an unholy alliance capable of wrecking global trade negotiations.
  这两类人合起来，形成了一个能够毁掉全球贸易谈判的邪恶联盟。
• Unholy Blight no longer causes Blood Plague, but had its cooldown removed.
  邪恶虫群不在造成血疫效果，但同时冷却时间移除。
• Westerners charged that the party was run by an unholy coalition between North and South.
  西部人指责说该党被北方和南方不同寻常的联盟所操控。
• And he's wishing you'd burn in unholy hell?
  而他还在祝愿你在邪恶的地狱中苦受煎熬？