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单词 evil
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evil

adjective
 
/ˈiːvl/, /ˈiːvɪl/
/ˈiːvl/
Idioms
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  1.  
    (of people) enjoying harming others; morally bad and cruel
    • Police described the killer as ‘a desperate and evil man’.
    • an evil genius/dictator
    • President Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as the ‘evil empire’.
    • an evil grin
    • Her face was full of evil intent.
    Extra Examples
    • Kristin smiled a particularly evil smile.
    • He gave an evil laugh.
    • A broad smile hid his evil intentions.
    Topics Personal qualitiesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    adverb
    • particularly
    • really
    • truly
    See full entry
  2.  
    having a harmful effect on people; morally bad
    • evil deeds
    • In his speech he described the evil effects of racism.
  3.  
    connected with the devil and with what is bad in the world
    • It was an ancient charm to ward off evil spirits.
    • She had been deceived by an evil demon.
    Topics Religion and festivalsb2
  4. extremely unpleasant
    • The rubbish bin was giving off an evil smell.
  5. Word OriginOld English yfel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch euvel and German Übel.
Idioms
the evil hour/day
  1. (often humorous) the time when you have to do something difficult or unpleasant
    • I’d better go and see the dentist—I can’t put off the evil hour any longer.
    • If you keep on borrowing, you are only postponing the evil day when you have to pay it all back.
somebody’s good/evil genius
  1. (especially British English) a person or spirit who is thought to have a good/bad influence over you
a witch’s/an evil brew
  1. (British English, informal) an unpleasant drink that is a mixture of different things

evil

noun
 
/ˈiːvl/, /ˈiːvɪl/
/ˈiːvl/
(formal)Idioms
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  1.  
    [uncountable] a force that causes bad things to happen; morally bad behaviour
    • the eternal struggle between good and evil
    • He believed he could rid the world of the forces of evil.
    • to fight/combat evil
    • the battle/fight/struggle/war against evil
    • He was a good man who was forced to do evil.
    • You cannot pretend there's no evil in the world.
    opposite good
    Extra Examples
    • He sees money as the root of all evil.
    • His simple message was that God will punish those that do evil.
    • You can always choose to resist evil.
    • a duty to defeat the evil of terrorism
    • the intrinsic evil of taking a human life
    • the pure evil in his soul
    • Humans have the capacity to do more evil than any other species on earth.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • absolute
    • pure
    verb + evil
    • commit
    • do
    • combat
    phrases
    • the forces of evil
    • good and evil
    • a necessary evil
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  2. [countable, usually plural] a bad or harmful thing; the bad effect of something
    • the evils of drugs/alcohol
    • They hardly mentioned such social evils as racism and sexism.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • absolute
    • pure
    verb + evil
    • commit
    • do
    • combat
    phrases
    • the forces of evil
    • good and evil
    • a necessary evil
    See full entry
  3. Word OriginOld English yfel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch euvel and German Übel.
Idioms
the lesser of two evils | the lesser evil
  1. the less unpleasant of two unpleasant choicesTopics Preferences and decisionsc2
a necessary evil
  1. a thing that is bad or that you do not like but that you must accept for a particular reason
    • The loss of jobs is regarded as a necessary evil in the fight against inflation.
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