| 词汇 | devilish |
| 释义 | devilish adjective uk /ˈdev.əl.ɪʃ/ us /ˈdev.əl.ɪʃ/ devilishadjective (BAD)evil or morally bad: 恶魔般的，魔鬼似的，邪恶的，恶毒的 a devilish plot恶毒的阴谋 morally bad but in an attractive way: 坏得可爱的，调皮的 a devilish grin坏笑 Morally wrong and evil abhorrent abhorrently amoral amorality anomie dissolute dissolutely dissoluteness enormity evil nefariousness no goodidiom no more Mr Nice Guyidiom non-ethical obscene trespass turpitude unconscionable unconscionably unethical You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Bad but attractive devilishadjective (COMPLEX)extremely difficult or clever : 极难的；鬼机灵的 devilish cunning极其狡猾 Complicated and difficult to do advanced ambitious ambitiously another arduous formidably get blood out of/from a stoneidiom grail gruelling gruellingly onerously overdemanding painstaking picnic problematic trickily tricky tuff ultra-sensitive unintuitive devilish | American Dictionarydevilish adjective us/ˈdev·ə·lɪʃ/ slightly bad, but sometimes in an amusing way: a devilish grin Devilish can also mean extremely difficult: a devilish problem Examples of devilishdevilish We should not lose this opportunity to congratulate whoever devised this devilish scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He demonstrated that even in an age of all sorts of devilish weaponry, the rapier can still be extremely effective. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is nothing underhand or devilish about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He does not seem to realise what a deadly and devilish machine he is in charge of. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have all, presumably, our own opinions about the most devilish—pneumatic drills, aircraft, motor-bikes and whatever it may be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely that is a tremendous example of a courageous response to a devilish challenge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am delighted to hear that they are not, because it is a devilish method of warfare. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All the wicked, devilish things we have done over de-nazification, arrestable categories, and so on have been done as a result of international agreements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was not the same devilish balance-of-payments problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone knows that when these devilish machines are let go—really let go —casualties are very heavy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What kind of devilish, fiendish devices could possibly be thought up that would prevent a vehicle from moving? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Devilish instruments of war are being used against them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A tariff one can jump over; an import licence is an unscalable barrier, and behind these unscalable barriers the most devilish financial malpractices go on unchecked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the 1939–1945 war, this kind of thing grew in complexity and variety as the campaigns proceeded and more devilish instruments were invented by the enemy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are in a somewhat devilish industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of devilish These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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