| 单词 | hell |
| 释义 | hell (once / 336 pages) n Hell is a terrible state or place of pain, suffering, and misery. If you're religious, you might believe in hell as a place where bad people go after they die. Even if you don't subscribe to a religion that includes a concept of eternal hell for evil or blasphemous people, you might use the word to describe a terrible place or situation. Someone who's suffered an agonizing ordeal might say, "I've been through hell." The phrase "when hell freezes over" basically means "never," since hell is famous for its reputation as burning with infinite fire. WORD FAMILYhell: hellish, hells+/hellish: hellishly USAGE EXAMPLESIn the future, Americans — assuming there are any left — will look back at 2016 and remark: “What the HELL?” Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The past year was a hell of a lot better than the deplorable national debate portrayed it to be. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Erickson is worried that Trump will literally send Americans to hell: Salon(Dec 30, 2016) 1n any place of pain and turmoil the hell of battle Syn|Hyper hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pits part, region the extended spatial location of something 2n violent and excited activity Syn|Hyper sin activity any specific behavior 3n noisy and unrestrained mischief Syn|Hyper blaze devilment, devilry, deviltry, mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others 4n a cause of difficulty and suffering war is hell Syn|Hyper blaze trouble an event causing distress or pain Hell (once / 1895 pages) n WORD FAMILY Hell: Hells USAGE EXAMPLESHell, it’s just advanced TV by bounds, period. Slate(Dec 29, 2016) Hell, the very act of writing this article is backwards. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) State wildlife agencies from Idaho, Washington and Oregon work cooperatively to manage sheep herds in and around Hells Canyon. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1n (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment " Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper Inferno, infernal region, nether region, perdition, pit Heaven the abode of God and the angels Gehenna, Tartarus a place where the wicked are punished after death hellfire, red regiona place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings 2n (religion) the world of the dead Syn|Hyper Hades, Scheol, infernal region, netherworld, underworld fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings |
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