e‧vil 1 S3 W3 / iv ə l / 形容词

1 bad someone who is evil deliberately does very cruel things to harm other people :

an evil dictator responsible for the deaths of millions

his evil deeds

2 wrong something that is evil is morally wrong because it harms people 同义词 wicked :

They condemned slavery as evil.

3 unpleasant very unpleasant :

an evil smell

a puddle of evil black liquid

4 devil connected with the Devil and having special powers to harm people :

evil spirits

an evil spell

5 the evil eye the power, which some people believe exists, to harm people by looking at them :

He claimed to have the power of the evil eye.

6 the evil hour/day etc a time when you expect something unpleasant or difficult to happen :

Don’t delay, you’re only putting off the evil hour.

— evilly 副词 :

Jeff grinned evilly as he picked up the phone.