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

I had such a hellish time on holiday in Magaluf-the Spanish resort is just full of drunk British, German and Dutch people.
我在Magaluf度假过的糟糕透了&那个西班牙度假胜地到处都是喝得烂醉的英国人、德国人和荷兰人。
Experienced a failure, I know Bryant will hellish training in the summer.
经历了这次失败，我知道科比又会在夏天展开地狱般的训练。
His schooldays were hellish.
他的学生时代苦极了。
The hellish traffic swirls all round the church but inside there is calm.
教堂四周到处是嘈杂的车水马龙，里面倒很宁静。
Were the roads as hellish as I told you?
路是不是象我告诉你的那么难找？
This has been a hellish juggle, for we are married here upon the foot of a double fraud.
这套是个恶毒的骗局，我们是在双重欺诈下结婚的。
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。
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。
You are the one shining light in this hellish hole.
你是这个地狱般洞穴中一道闪亮的光。