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

• One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.
  今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。
• She was a woman of diabolical cunning.
  她是个凶残狡猾的女人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sade are you diabolical or divine?
  你是恶魔还是神圣？
• 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。