hell

名词 hell:

1. any place of pain and turmoil;
   同义词：hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno
2. a cause of difficulty and suffering
   同义词：blaze
3. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
   同义词：perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit
4. (religion) the world of the dead
   同义词：Hel, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld
5. violent and excited activity
   同义词：sin
6. noisy and unrestrained mischief
   同义词：blaze

1. His life has been hell since his wife came back.
   他妻子回来以后，他的生活苦不堪言。
2. The priest said they would go to hell for their sins.
   牧师说，他们将因罪恶而下地狱。

hell

n.（名词）

Often Hell The abode of condemned souls and devils in some religions; the place of eternal punishment for the wicked after death, presided over by Satan.
常作 Hell 地狱：某些宗教中被判有罪的灵魂或魔鬼居住的地方；邪恶之人死后永远受惩罚的地方，由撒旦统治
A state of separation from God.
与上帝分开的状态
The abode of the dead, identified with the Hebrew Sheol and the Greek Hades; the underworld.
阴间，冥府：死者居住的地方，与犹太人的阴司和希腊人的阴世相同；冥府
Hell Christian Science Mortal belief; sin or error.
Hell 【基督教科学派】 罪孽：不可饶恕的信仰；罪孽，错误

A situation or place of evil, misery, discord, or destruction:
邪恶悲惨的境况：邪恶、痛苦、混乱或毁灭的状态或处所：
例句：
.War is hell.(William Tecumseh Sherman)
.战争是地狱.(威廉·特库姆塞·谢尔曼)

Torment; anguish:
痛苦；悲痛：
例句：
went through hell on the job.
在工作中经历了重大痛苦

The powers of darkness and evil.
黑暗邪恶的力量
Informal One that causes trouble, agony, or annoyance:
【非正式用语】 引起麻烦，痛苦或恼怒的人：
例句：
The boss is hell when a job is poorly done.
每当工作做得不好时，那老板简直成了魔鬼

A sharp scolding:
怒斥：严厉尖锐的批评或斥责：
例句：
gave the student hell for cheating.
狠狠地训斥作弊的学生

Informal Excitement, mischievousness, or high spirits:
【非正式用语】 兴奋：兴奋激动，顽皮淘气或过度欢闹：
例句：
We did it for the sheer hell of it.
我们是为了追求刺激才干的

A tailor`s receptacle for discarded material.
裁缝师傅放零碎下脚料的容器
Printing A hellbox.
【印刷术】 废铅字箱
Informal Used as an intensive:
【非正式用语】 用于加强语气：
例句：
How the hell can I goô You did one hell of a job. He ran like hell to catch the bus.
我怎么能去呢ô你的工作一塌糊涂。他疯狂地追赶公共汽车

Archaic A gambling house.
【古语】 赌窟，赌场
v.intr.（不及物动词）
helled,hell.ing,hells 【非正式用语】
To behave riotously; carouse:
纵情：过放荡生活；花天酒地：
例句：
out all night helling around.
整夜在外面花天酒地

interj.（感叹词）
Used to express anger, disgust, or impatience.
见鬼，该死：用于表示生气，厌恶，不耐烦等

<习惯用语>for the hell of it
For no particular reason; on a whim:
没有什么特殊理由；一时的兴致：
例句：
walked home by the old school for the hell of it.
经过母校步行回家仅仅为了取乐而已

hell on【非正式用语】
Damaging or destructive to:
有害：对…有害的，对…有破坏性：
例句：
Driving in a hilly town is hell on the brakes.
在起伏不平的城镇里驾车对刹车很有危害

Unpleasant to or painful for.
对…来说不愉快或很痛苦
hell or high water 或
hell and high water
Troubles or difficulties of whatever magnitude:
不管多大的困难或麻烦：
例句：
We`re staying, come hell or high water.
不管有多大的困难，我们都将留下来

hell to pay
Great trouble:
大麻烦：
例句：
If we`re wrong, there`ll be hell to pay.
如果我们出错，那麻烦就大了

来源：
Middle English helle
中古英语 helle
from Old English * see kel-
源自 古英语 *参见 kel-