新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hell

英  [hel]
    

[EXCLAM, NOUN]

    EXCLAM. 感叹词
  • 1该死

    Hell is used by some people when they are angry or excited, or when they want to emphasize what they are saying. This use could cause offence.

    双语例句

    例:

    'Hell, no!' the doctor snapped.

    “该死,不!”医生厉声说。

    NOUN. 名词
  • hells

    1[C 可数名词] 地狱

    In some religions, hell is the place where the Devil lives, and where wicked people are sent to be punished when they die. Hell is usually imagined as being under the ground and full of flames.

    双语例句

    例:

    I've never believed. Not in heaven or hell or God or Satan until now.

    我以前一直都不信。直到现在我才相信有天堂、地狱、上帝和撒旦。

    2[C, U 有变体名词] 令人痛苦不堪的处境(或地方)

    If you say that a particular situation or place is hell, you are emphasizing that it is extremely unpleasant.

    近义词

    misery

    双语例句

    例:

    the hell of the Siberian labour camps.

    西伯利亚劳改营那个活地狱。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • as hell

    1

    You can use as hell after adjectives or some adverbs to emphasize the adjective or adverb.

    双语例句

    例:

    The men might be armed, but they sure as hell weren't trained.

    这些男子也许是带有武器,但他们肯定没受过训练。

  • for the hell of it

    1只是为了好玩

    If someone does something for the hell of it, or just for the hell of it, they do it for fun or for no particular reason.

    双语例句

    例:

    I started shouting in German, just for the hell of it.

    我当时开始用德语喊叫,只是为了好玩。

  • from hell

    1极坏

    You can use from hell after a noun when you are emphasizing that something or someone is extremely unpleasant or evil.

    双语例句

    例:

    He's a child from hell.

    他这个孩子坏透了。

  • go to hell

    1滚开

    If you tell someone to go to hell, you are angrily telling them to go away and leave you alone.

    双语例句

    例:

    'Well, you can go to hell!' He swept out of the room.

    “行了,滚开!”他说着大步冲出了房间。

    2见鬼去吧

    If you say that someone can go to hell, you are emphasizing angrily that you do not care about them and that they will not stop you doing what you want.

    双语例句

    例:

    Peter can go to hell. It's my money and I'll leave it to who I want.

    让彼得见鬼去吧。那是我的钱,我想留给谁就留给谁。

  • hell for leather

    1飞快地

    If you say that someone is going hell for leather, you are emphasizing that they are doing something or are moving very quickly and perhaps carelessly.

    双语例句

    例:

    The first horse often goes hell for leather, hits a few fences but gets away with it.

    第一匹马往往跑得飞快,会撞落几根横杆,但一般不会被罚分。

  • like hell

    1绝不会

    Some people say like hell to emphasize that they strongly disagree with you or are strongly opposed to what you say.

    双语例句

    例:

    'I'll go myself.'—'Like hell you will!'

    “我会自己去。” “绝对不行!”

    2非常

    Some people use like hell to emphasize how strong an action or quality is.

    双语例句

    例:

    It hurts like hell.

    这儿非常痛。

  • all hell breaks loose

    1大乱起来

    If you say that all hell breaks loose, you are emphasizing that a lot of arguing or fighting suddenly starts.

    双语例句

    例:

    He had an affair, I found out and then all hell broke loose.

    他有了外遇,我发现了,接着便闹翻了天。

  • a hell of a lot , one hell of a lot

    1许多

    If you talk about a hell of a lot of something, or one hell of a lot of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    The manager took a hell of a lot of money out of the club.

    经理从夜总会拿走了许多钱。

    2极度的

    Some people use a hell of or one hell of to emphasize that something is very good, very bad, or very big.

    双语例句

    例:

    Whatever the outcome, it's going to be one hell of a fight.

    不管结果如何,那都将是一场恶战。

  • the hell out of

    1(用于scare,irritate和beat等动词之后表强调)

    Some people use the hell out of for emphasis after verbs such as 'scare', 'irritate', and 'beat'.

    双语例句

    例:

    I patted the top of her head in the condescending way I knew irritated the hell out of her.

    我以降尊纡贵的姿态拍了她的头顶,知道这会让她气得七窍生烟。

  • there'll be hell to pay

    1会有大麻烦

    If you say there'll be hell to pay, you are emphasizing that there will be serious trouble.

    双语例句

    例:

    There would be hell to pay when Ferguson and Tony found out about it.

    要是弗格森和托妮发现了这事,那麻烦可就大了。

  • play hell

    1造成混乱

    To play hell with something means to have a bad effect on it or cause great confusion.

    双语例句

    例:

    The rain had played hell with business.

    这场雨把事情搞得一团糟。

  • the hell

    1究竟

    People sometimes use the hell for emphasis in questions, after words such as 'what', 'where', and 'why', often in order to express anger.

    双语例句

    例:

    Where the hell have you been?

    你究竟去了哪里?

  • go through hell

    1经受苦难

    If you go through hell, or if someone puts you through hell, you have a very difficult or unpleasant time.

    双语例句

    例:

    All of you seem to have gone through hell making this record.

    看来在灌制这张唱片时你们经受了重重困难。

  • hope to hell , wish to hell

    1打心底里盼望

    If you say you hope to hell or wish to hell that something is true, you are emphasizing that you strongly hope or wish it is true.

    双语例句

    例:

    I hope to hell you're right.

    我打心底里希望你是对的。

  • what the hell

    1不管它

    You can say 'what the hell' when you decide to do something in spite of the doubts that you have about it.

    双语例句

    例:

    What the hell, I thought, at least it will give the lazy old man some exercise.

    不管它,我想,至少这会让那个懒老头活动活动筋骨。

  • to hell with

    1让…见鬼去

    If you say 'to hell with' something, you are emphasizing that you do not care about something and that it will not stop you from doing what you want to do.

    双语例句

    例:

    To hell with this, I'm getting out of here.

    让它见鬼去吧,我要离开这里了。