单词 | fiend |
释义 | fiend (fēnd) n. 1. a. An evil spirit; a demon. b. The Devil; Satan. c. A diabolically evil or wicked person. 2. Informal One who is addicted to something: a dope fiend. 3. Informal One who is completely absorbed in or obsessed with a given job or pastime: a crossword-puzzle fiend. 4. Informal One who is particularly adept at something: a fiend with computers. v. fiend·ed, fiend·ing, fiends Slang v.tr. To crave (a drug, for example): fiended cocaine. v.intr. To have an intense desire for something: fiended for the band's new release. [Middle English, from Old English fēond; see pē(i)- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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