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

• This maneuver of his is a diabolical conspiracy.
  他这一手是个居心叵测的大阴谋。
• That is the most diabolical deed that ever you did.
  这是你所作过的最恶毒的事。
• 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。
• At this diabolical violence I rushed on him furiously.
  看到这穷凶极恶的狂暴，我愤怒地冲到他跟前。
• H: Tell me more of your diabolical scheme, so that I can swoon at your manly evilness.
  再多告诉我一些你那些恶魔般的阴谋，让我陶醉在你那男性的邪恶魅力中吧。
• 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。
• One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.
  今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。
• Stefan: And I will finally reveal the ulterior motive behind my evil and diabolical return to mystic falls.
  我最终也能明白我回到了神秘瀑布镇的邪恶企图。
• She was a woman of diabolical cunning.
  她是个凶残狡猾的女人。
• It is only another example of the diabolical influence which this woman exercises over the court.
  这不过再一次证明了那个女人对于咱们这个法庭所产生的邪恶影响罢了。