跟我背CET4核心词汇:evil

　　evil

　　邪恶的,坏的 not good morally; wicked; harmful

　　讨厌的,使人不舒服的 very unpleasant

　　同义词

　　n. evilness，immorality，iniquity，wickedness

　　a. harmful，injurious，malefic，vicious

　　反义词

　　n. good，goodness

　　a. good

　　词汇辨析

　　bad，evil，ill，poor，wicked

　　这些形容词均含 坏的 之意。

　　bad 含义广泛，指任何不好的或不合需要的品质。

　　evil 语气比bad强，强调道德上的邪恶不良，含狡猾凶险或危害他人的意味。

　　ill 与evil意义接近，但语气弱一些，常指道德或性质方面的不良。

　　poor 普通用词，侧重指事物的质量或数量低于标准或不合要求。用于指天气与食品时可与bad通用。

　　wicked 语气比evil强，指居心叵测，任意违反道德标准，有意作恶。

　　参考例句

　　1. The path down to evil is easy.

　　堕入罪恶的道路是容易走的。

　　2. I have an evil soul be hide my life.

　　我有一个邪恶灵魂潜藏在生活当中。

　　3. Ambition is the mother of destruction as well as of evil.

　　野心不仅是罪恶的根源，同时也是毁灭的根源。

　　双语释义

　　1.N-UNCOUNT Evil is a powerful force that some people believe to exist, and that causes wicked and bad things to happen. 恶; 邪恶

　　例：Theres always a conflict between good and evil in his plays.

　　他的戏剧中总是有善与恶的冲突。

　　2.N-UNCOUNT Evil is used to refer to all the wicked and bad things that happen in the world. 恶行

　　例：He could not, after all, stop all the evil in the world.

　　他毕竟不能阻止世上所有的恶行。

　　3.N-COUNT If you refer to an evil, you mean a very unpleasant or harmful situation or activity. 不愉快的事; 有害的事

　　例：Higher taxes may be a necessary evil.

　　提高税率虽不是件令人愉快的事，但可能是必要的。

　　4.ADJ If you describe someone as evil, you mean that they are very wicked by nature and take pleasure in doing things that harm other people. 邪恶的; 凶恶的

　　例：...the countrys most evil terrorists.

　　该国最凶恶的恐怖分子。

　　5.ADJ If you describe something as evil, you mean that you think it causes a great deal of harm to people and is morally bad. 伤天害理的

　　例：A judge yesterday condemned heroin as evil.

　　一名法官昨天谴责海洛因伤天害理。

　　6.ADJ If you describe something as evil, you mean that you think it is influenced by the devil. 受恶魔影响的

　　例：I think this is an evil spirit at work.

　　我想这是恶魔在作祟。

　　7.PHRASE If you have two choices, but think that they are both bad, you can describe the less bad one as the lesser of two evils, or the lesser evil. 两害之中的轻者

　　例：People voted for him as the lesser of two evils.

　　人们投票选他只是出于两害相权取其轻罢了。

　　常见用法

　　用作形容词

　　His evil designs were frustrated.

　　他的罪恶企图未能得逞。

　　The book gives, as it were, a picture of the evil old society.

　　这本书可谓是展现过去那个邪恶社会的图画。

　　Drug dealer is evil to the society.

　　毒品交易者有害社会。

　　What an evil smell!

　　多么臭的气味!

　　用作名词

　　My father taught me to render good for evil.

　　我父亲教导我要以德报怨。

　　Money is thought to be the root cause of all evils.

　　金钱被认为是万恶之源。

　　Separation from her grandfather was the greatest evil she could dread.

　　同外祖父分离是她最担心的一种灾祸。