hell
n
1 [sing] (without a or the 不與a或the連用) place believed in some religions to be the home of devils and of wicked people after death 地獄.
2 [U, C] state or place of great suffering or wickedness; very unpleasant experience 苦痛的境況; 受苦受難的地方; 極不愉快的經歷
suffer hell on earth 受人間地獄之苦
She made his life
(a) hell. 她使他活受罪.
The journey was absolute hell. 一路上吃盡了苦頭.
3 [U] (infml 口) (used as an exclamation of annoyance or surprise or for emphasis 用作感嘆詞, 表示惱怒或驚訝, 或用以加強語氣)
Oh hell, I've broken it! 啊, 真倒霉, 我把它弄壞了!
Bloody hell! 真該死!
Oh go to hell! 見鬼去吧!
Who the hell is he? 他究竟是誰?
What the hell (ie It doesn't matter), I can go tomorrow instead. 沒關系, 我可以改在明天去.
4 (idm 習語) a/one hell of a... (also ahelluva) (sl 俚)
(a) (used for emphasis用以加強語氣)
one hell of a row, ie a dreadful row 大吵大鬧.
(b) very 非常
It's a hell of a long way. 路遠極了.
He's a helluva (nice) guy. 他是個呱呱叫的(好)人. all `hell broke/was let loose suddenly there was great noise and confusion 突然之間鬧翻天. beat/knock hell out of sb/sth (infml 口) hit sb/sth very hard 猛擊某人[某物]. a cat in hell's chance => cat1. for the `hell of it (infml 口) just for fun 僅為取樂
steal a car for the hell of it 為了好玩而偷汽車. give sb `hell (infml 口) scold, punish or harass sb 申斥、 懲罰或騷擾某人
The boss really gave me hell today. 老板今天著實數落了我一通.
This tooth is giving me hell, ie is very painful. 我這顆牙很疼. hell for `leather as quickly as possible 盡快地
drive, ride, run, etc hell for leather 盡快地駕駛、 騎、 跑等. (come) ,hell or high `water no matter what the difficulties 不管有什麼困難. like a bat out of hell => bat1. like `hell
(a) (infml 口) (used for emphasis 用以加強語氣)
drive like hell, ie very fast 飛快地駕駛.
(b) (sl ironic 俚, 反語) (used before a clause 用於從句前) not at all 絕不
`You can pay.' `Like hell I will (ie I certainly will not)!' `你可以給錢的.'`我才不給呢! not have a hope in hell => hope n. play hell with sth/sb (infml 口) seriously upset sth/sb 給某事物[某人]造成極大麻煩
That curry is playing hell with my insides! 我吃了咖喱食物, 肚子真不舒服! raise Cain/hell/the roof => raise. the road to hell is paved with good intentions => road. see sb (damned) in `hell first(infml 口) (used when emphatically rejecting a suggestion用於斷然拒絕某項提議時)
Lend him money? I'll see him in hell first. 把錢借給他? 絕對不行. there will be/was `hell to pay (infml 口) sb will be/was punished severely 某人將受到[受到了]嚴懲
There'll be hell to pay if we're caught. 我們要是被抓住就有罪受了. to hell with sb/sth damn sb/sth 某人[某事物]該死
To hell with the lot of you, I'll do what I please! 你們全都見鬼去吧, 我愛怎麼著就怎麼著!
?? 考研助記
他(he)被打入11層(11)地獄
?? 擴展釋義
*[hel]n. 地獄, 邪惡勢力, 苦境, 陰間, 毀壞, 訓斥vi. 狂飲, 飛馳【法】 地獄, 困境, 黑暗勢力相關詞組: a hell of a mess be hell for be hell on catch hell give sb hell hell and gone Hell and Tommy hell around hell to pay in hell just for the hell of it like hell run like hell raise hell The hell of it is... to beat hell be hell-bent on having one's own way give someone hell for the hell of it To hell with play hell with sth get hell from sb for being late a hell of a...