单词 | villain |
释义 | villainvil‧lain /ˈvɪlən/ ●○○ noun [countable] ![]() ![]() WORD ORIGINvillain ExamplesOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French vilain ‘peasant’, from Medieval Latin vilanus, from Latin villa; ➔ VILLAEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatora bad person► villain Collocations the bad person in a story, film, play etc, especially someone who breaks the law or who is cruel to others: · At the end of the story, the villain is caught and punished.· "Speed 2" stars Willem Dafoe as the villain who takes over a luxury cruise ship. ► monster someone who is so violent and dangerous that people think their behaviour is impossible to understand or forgive: · A monster like that should not be allowed to live!· He argued that unless these monsters were put in prison immediately, they would continue to terrorize the public. ► pervert someone who is thought to be bad or evil, especially because his sexual behaviour is unnatural or offensive: · What are you, some kind of pervert?· She took him to court, accusing him of being a pervert who was unfit to raise a child. ► sicko spoken informal especially American someone who gets pleasure from things that most people think are upsetting, cruel, or unpleasant: · What kind of sicko would write something like that? WORD SETS► ARTSaesthete, nounagitprop, nounart gallery, nounartist, nounartwork, nounavant-garde, adjectivebaroque, adjectivecapture, verbceramics, nouncharacter, nounclassical, adjectiveclassicism, nouncompere, nouncontemporary, adjectiveconvention, nouncreative, adjectivecritical, adjectivecrossover, nouncubism, nouncultural, adjectiveculturally, adverbculture, nouncurator, nouncycle, noundrama, nouneisteddfod, nounepic, nouneponymous, adjectiveerotic, adjectiveerotica, nouneroticism, nounexhibit, verbexhibit, nounexhibition, nounexpress, verbexpression, nounexpressionism, nounextract, nounfictionalize, verbfigurine, nounfin de siècle, adjectiveflashback, nounformalism, nounfuturism, nounglaze, verbglaze, nounGothic, adjectivehandcrafted, adjectivehandicraft, nounhandmade, adjectivehigh priest, nounhistorical, adjectiveinterpretation, nounItalianate, adjectivelowbrow, adjectivemagnum opus, nounmarquetry, nounmasterpiece, nounmasterwork, nounmature, adjectivemedium, nounMFA, nounmiddlebrow, adjectiveminimalism, nounmotif, nounmuse, nounnarrator, nounnaturalism, nounneoclassical, adjectivenotice, nounoeuvre, nounoffering, nounopening, adjectiveopus, nounpan, verbparody, nounpastiche, nounpattern, nounpiece, nounpop art, nounportfolio, nounpostmodernism, nounprequel, nounpreview, nounproduce, verbproduction, nounrealism, nounrealistic, adjectiverehash, verbreview, nounreview, verbromantic, nounromanticism, nounroyalty, nounrubbish, nounsalon, nounscenario, nounscene, nounsensuous, adjectivesentimental, adjectivesequel, nounsequence, nounset piece, nounsetting, nounShakespearean, adjectiveshowing, nounskit, nounstory, nounstudio, nounstylistic, adjectivesurrealism, nounswansong, nounsynopsis, nountitle, nountrilogy, nountwo-dimensional, adjectiveuncut, adjectiveunexpurgated, adjectivevillain, nounwork, nounwork of art, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► real Phrases· Fats and sugars have revealed themselves as the real villains.· But the real villain here is Jerry Lee Wilson, who messed it up for all of us.· That, of course, is to stand reality on its head, since the industrialised nations are manifestly the real environmental villains.· No, the real Windsor villain is none other than the holier-than-thou Prince Philip.· The real villains of the piece are the motor manufacturers. VERB► cast· In the morning Ballesteros and Olazabal could have been cast as villains but after lunch they were to produce some irrepressible form.· Had she cast him as the villain in her private emotional tangles? ► play· In his next film, Leap of Faith, a grim drama, he will play the villain, a conman evangelist.· The birds rubbed shoulders with Danny De Vito - who plays Batmans arch villain the penguin.· Travolta, who is riding high in Hollywood, takes a minor career risk by playing a villain.· He could be like Alain Delon, playing high-quality villains - interesting, complex people. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► the villain of the piece 1the main bad character in a film, play, or story2the villain of the piece the person or thing that has caused all the trouble in a particular situation3informal a bad person or criminal
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