◙ adjective 1. profoundly immoral and malevolent • 邪恶的 »his evil deeds. 他的恶行。 »no man is so evil as to be beyond redemption. 没有人坏得无可救药。 (of a force or spirit) embodying or associated with the forces of the devil • （势力，鬼怪）代表邪恶势力的；与邪恶势力有关的 »we have been driven out of the house by this evil spirit. 我们被这个坏蛋从屋里赶了出来。 harmful or tending to harm • 有害的；易造成伤害的 »the evil effects of high taxes. 高税收的负面影响。 (of something seen or smelt) extremely unpleasant • （看见或闻到的东西）使人极不舒服的；臭的；难闻的 »a bathroom with an ineradicably evil smell. 有一股难以去除怪味的浴室。 ◙ noun 1. [mass noun] profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity, especially when regarded as a supernatural force • 邪恶；罪恶；堕落 »the world is stalked by relentless evil. 世界充满着无情的邪恶。 »good and evil in eternal opposition. 永远对立的善与恶。 [count noun] a manifestation of this, especially in people's actions • 罪恶；恶行 »the evil that took place last Thursday. 上个星期四发生的恶行。 [count noun] something which is harmful or undesirable • 丑恶现象；弊端 »sexism, racism, and all other unpleasant social evils. 性别歧视、种族歧视以及其他社会丑恶现象。
【IDIOMS】
◘ the evil eye 1. a gaze or stare superstitiously believed to cause material harm • 恶毒眼光（按照迷信的观点，这样的眼光会使人遭受实质性的伤害） »he gave me the evil eye as I walked down the corridor. 我经过走廊时他恶毒地看了我一眼。 ◘ the Evil One 1. (archaic)the Devil • [古] 魔王 ◘ put off the evil day 1. (或 hour)postpone something unpleasant for as long as possible • 尽量拖延不做令人不快的事 ◘ speak evil of 1. slander • 讲…的坏话；诽谤；中伤 »it is a sin to speak evil of the king. 诽谤国王是一种罪过。
【派生】
♦ evilly adverb ♦ evilness noun
【语源】
1. Old English yfel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch euvel and German übel