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.

  1. 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。
  2. 道德败坏的;邪恶的;恶魔似的
    morally bad and evil; like a devil

    柯林斯词典

    1. ADJ-GRADED 糟透的;极其恶劣的;非常讨厌的
      If you describe something as diabolical, 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。
    2. ADJ 邪恶的;罪恶的
      Diabolical is 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。

    双语例句

    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。
    3. One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.
      今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。
    4. My amiable lady!'he interrupted, with an almost diabolical sneer on his face.
      “我可爱的夫人!”他插嘴,脸上带着几乎是恶魔似的讥笑。
    5. 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。
    6. 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。
    7. That is the most diabolical deed that ever you did.
      这是你所作过的最恶毒的事。
    8. He is diabolical and dangerous and he is a rock star.
      他很邪恶、很危险,但也是一个十足的摇滚范儿。
    9. It gave men the pretext for all sorts of diabolical behaviour.
      这给人们找到了各种丑恶行为的借口。
    10. 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。
    11. 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。
    12. 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。
    13. When I awake, I had been in be far from "diabolical tree" hundreds of far places.
      当我醒来时,我已经在远离“恶魔之树”几百码远的地方了。
    14. Sade are you diabolical or divine?
      你是恶魔还是神圣?
    15. He interrupted, with an almost diabolical sneer on his face.
      他插嘴,脸上带着几乎是恶魔似的讥笑。
    16. Then they'd see how diabolical I can really be.
      他们会想我到底是个怎么样的魔鬼。
    17. This maneuver of his is a diabolical conspiracy.
      他这一手是个居心叵测的大阴谋。
    18. Itfml his driving is diabolical!
      他驾车糟透了!
    19. 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。
    20. 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。
    21. 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。
    22. It was diabolical the way they let me know.
      他们用这种方式暗示我真是可恶。
    23. My wife, however, long ago gave up on the diabolical machine.
      而我的妻子在很早以前就放弃了努力。
    24. She was a woman of diabolical cunning.
      她是个凶残狡猾的女人。
    25. You're dealing with a devious, diabolical mind.
      你们面对一个邪恶无比的心灵。
    26. 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。
    27. Can you solve this diabolical mystery before New Heaven suffers its worst crisis since it was invaded by penguins?
      您能解开这个可怕的阴谋,让新天堂市免于遭受自企鹅兵团入侵以来最大的一次危机吗?
    28. I just hope, I pray, that he may forget his diabolical prudence and kill me!
      我只希望,我祈求,他会忘记他那狰狞的谨慎,而把我杀掉!
    29. 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。

    英英释义

    adj

    1. 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

    2. 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