hellish

英 [ˈhelɪʃ]

美 [ˈhelɪʃ]

adj. 极不愉快的

BNC.21525 / COCA.18113

牛津词典

adj.

ADJ-GRADED 地狱般的;讨厌的;可憎的
You describe something ashellishto emphasize that it is extremely unpleasant.
1. The atmosphere in Washington is hellish...
  华盛顿的气氛令人憎恶。
2. I'm sure you will remember from the hellish years of your boyhood.
  我相信你一定记得自己梦魇般的童年时代的事情。
ADV …得要命;…得够呛
You usehellishto emphasize an unpleasant quality or its great extent.
1. It's hellish cold up here in winter.
  这里的冬天冷得要命。

adj

extremely evil or cruel
1. something demonic in him--something that could be cruel
2. fires lit up a diabolic scene
3. diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils
4. a fiendish despot
5. hellish torture
6. infernal instruments of war
7. satanic cruelty
8. unholy grimaces
Synonym:demonicdiabolicdiabolicalfiendishinfernalsatanicunholy
very unpleasant
1. hellish weather
2. stop that god-awful racket
Synonym:beastlygod-awful

His is a hellish promiscuity, desperate not so much for love as for loss.
那是地狱般混乱的爱欲沉沦，爱比不爱更绝望。
The weather's been hellish recently.
近来的天气真叫人够受了！
Amazingly, once you leave the hellish work atmosphere, you suddenly feel energized and ready to run a marathon.
令人惊奇的是，一旦你离开工作环境，便突然觉得自己神采飞扬，甚至能跑个马拉松。
Isn't this heat hellish?
太热了点，是吗？
But backed-up ports, frequent blackouts and hellish roads put many off.
但落后的港口、频繁的停电以及糟糕的道路，让许多公司望而却步。
I'm going to Canberra University. His schooldays were hellish.
我准备去堪培拉大学。他的学生时代苦不堪言。
But in dependence upon me they will fall into hellish pain for a very long time.
然而敌人却由于我的宿业引发而造罪，以致堕落地狱，长久受苦。
For getting yourself involved in this hellish situation.
让自己置身于这种地狱般的环境中。
These dark warriors adore havoc and death, and from within the hellish depths of their caverns and the fortifications of their castle they reach out to strike against the White Knights.
这些黑暗武士崇拜的破坏和死亡，并且是在地狱深处的溶洞和防御工事的城堡，他们接触反击白骑士。
Were the roads as hellish as I told you?
路是不是象我告诉你的那么难找？