adj (1) 邪恶的; 罪恶的 (morally bad or wrong; wicked; sinful)：an～person 邪恶的人;～deeds/thoughts 劣迹/邪念; have an～tongue 散布谗言; an～look 邪恶的样子; of～repute 臭名昭著的; lead an～life 过着罪恶的生活; escape the～results of one's wrong-doing 逃避因行为不当而造成的恶果; 〖同〗 wicked，immoral，sinful; 〖反〗 honorable，moral，upright，virtuous;

(2) 坏的;有害的;不幸的 (very bad;causing harm，disaster，misfortune)：an～plan/smell 拙劣的计划/难闻的味道; In an～hour I agreed to marry him. 在一个不吉利的时刻我答应嫁给他。give sb the～eye/put the～eye on sb 以恶毒的目光诅咒某人;〖同〗 bad，harmful;〖反〗 good;

→′evilly adv 邪(罪)恶地;′evilness n 罪(邪)恶;

n (1)邪(罪)恶，坏事 (anything wrong or evil; wickedness; sin) [U](fml)：good and～善恶; be punished for the～that one has done 因所做的坏事而受到惩罚;the root of all～万恶之源; do no～不做坏事; There is no～in that child. 那个孩子天真无邪。have no～s 没有邪念; return good for～以德报怨; with～in one's heart 不怀好意; 〖同〗sin，wickedness，immorality，wrongdoing; 〖反〗good，goodness，virtue，morality;

(2) 不幸，灾难，苦痛 (thing that does harm; disaster) [C]：a place of crime，filth，poverty and other～s 一个充满罪恶、污物、贫困和其他不幸的地方; E～s befell him. 灾难降临在他的头上。〖同〗 misfortune，harm，disaster;

be/choose the lesser of two evils 成为/选择两害中较轻者：I don't know which is the lesser of two～s，to go to the party and suffer or to lie and say I'm ill. 我不知道这两种灾难哪一种更好受一些，是参加晚会去受罪呢，还是撒谎说自己病了。

speak evil of sb 中伤(诽谤)某人： Don't speak～of people behind their backs. 不要在背后诽谤别人。

【辨异】evil与bad、ill和wicked的区别见BAD。