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

• She was a dictator and a demon
  她是一个独裁者，一个女魔头。
• 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。
• You thought your brother was a demon?
  你认为你的哥哥是个恶魔？
• It is a demon spirit from Satan's pit of Hell.
  这是魔鬼的灵，来自撒但的地狱。
• Pig demon: Really BE? That rightness! It is what kwanyin boddhisattva let me wait you here.
  猪妖：真的是？那就对了！是观音菩萨让我在这里等你们的。
• Week of Demon: Double growth for Demons and Horned Demons.
  恶魔族周：魔和角魔督军的产量加倍。
• 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。
• The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.
  贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
• You are a demon, and this is a trick.
  你是个魔鬼，而这是个诡计。
• Demon of Harold Camping: False Prophet and False Herald of God!
  恶魔的哈罗德露营：假先知和虚假神的使者！