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

The best thing about the lunch break: I get to remove those hellish contacts.
午餐休息时间最好的事情就是：我可以把那些看起来无比凶残的隐形眼镜给摘了。
For getting yourself involved in this hellish situation.
让自己置身于这种地狱般的环境中。
Isn't this heat hellish?
太热了点，是吗？
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 schooldays were hellish.
他的学生时代苦极了。
Her eyes will fill with hellish visions.
她的眼中会出现幻觉。
Amazingly, once you leave the hellish work atmosphere, you suddenly feel energized and ready to run a marathon.
令人惊奇的是，一旦你离开工作环境，便突然觉得自己神采飞扬，甚至能跑个马拉松。
Were the roads as hellish as I told you?
路是不是象我告诉你的那么难找？
Brightness, Contrast, Levels and other hellish tasks.
亮度、对比度、层级和其他艰巨的任务。
Now popular culture in America and elsewhere in the west is agog about the physical prowess of these highly toned men who suffer hellish tests in order to enter this elite killing machine.
现在，美国乃至西方其他国家的流行文化都对海豹部队的体能惊叹不已，这些体格强健的男人经受了地狱般的考验才得以成为这个精锐的杀人机器的一分子。