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

• But in the darkness of night I find they break into my sacred shrine, strong and turbulent, and snatch with unholy greed the offerings from god's altar.
  但是在黑夜里，我发现他们强暴地冲进我的圣堂，贪婪地攫取了神坛上的祭品。
• The economy is still an unholy mess.
  经济依然是一团糟。
• An unholy alliance between conservative and Labour MPs during the debate.
  辩论中保守党和工党议员之间令人担忧的联盟。
• "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。
• 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。
• The members of this unholy trio are closely related;
  这神圣的三位一体关系密切；
• My boy, we're pilgrims in an unholy land.
  孩子，我们就是邪恶之地的朝圣者。
• An unholy union of dark and ancient superstitions.
  愚昧和古老迷信的邪恶结合。
• 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。
• She fights alongside the Sentinel in the neverending battle to cleanse the land of the unholy Scourge.
  在无休止的战斗中，她为铁卫军竭尽全力净化被邪恶的天谴军团污染的土地。