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diabolical

US // (ˌdaɪəˈbɒlɪkəl) //

恶魔般的,恶魔般地,恶毒的,邪恶的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    informal

    • : excruciatingly bad; outrageous
    • : a diabolical liberty

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Examples

  • At some point, show creator Mark Burnett made the diabolical decision to extend the show to 120 minutes.

  • His most elaborate camera maneuvers seemed almost diabolical in their complexity.

  • Sharry blames a “diabolical marketing scheme” by smugglers that led to a sudden doubling of the numbers.

  • The most diabolical gift you can give a grad is my book How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big.

  • Boko Haram presents a more diabolical danger than anybody could have imagined a half-century ago.

  • The lady was passée, vulgar, and her temper was almost diabolical; but she still retained her hold upon Lord Hetton's affections.

  • If Maria does not take care, I shall write a much sharper invective against her, for not answering my Diabolical book.

  • Assassination and incendiarism were the common instruments of this diabolical association of fanaticism and bigotry.

  • What if that uncanny demon should return, and undo all his labor by some diabolical plan or act?

  • This wonder was accomplished by the magic power of a diabolical Rose which the lady carried in her bodice.