hell /hel/► SEE ALLall hell breaks/is let loosebeat/knock/kick the hell out of sb/sth(just) for the hell of itfrom hellget the hell out (of…)give sb hellgo to hellhell for leatherhell hath no fury (like a woman scorned)a/one hell of a…a hell on earth(come) hell or high waterHell’s teethlike hellplay (merry) hell with sb/sthscare, annoy, etc. the hell out of sbsee sb in hell firstto hell and backto hell with sb/sthwhat the hell!when hell freezes overlike a bat out of hellnot have a cat in hell’s chancecatch itgo to the dogsnot have a hope in hellhell/the devil to payraise Cain/hellthe road to hell is paved with good intentionsnot have a snowball’s chance in hell (of doing sth)(as) sure as hell ●all ˈhell breaks/is let loose (informal) there is suddenly an angry, noisy reaction to sth; suddenly everything becomes confused, noisy, etc.突然喧闹起来；顿时乱作一团◆When soldiers fired shots into the crowd, all hell broke loose. 士兵向人群开枪，顿时引起一片混乱。◆All hell broke loose when they heard that their pay had been cut. 当他们得知薪水被减时，顿时炸开了锅。●beat/knock/kick the ˈhell out of sb/sth (informal) ( beat/knock/kick the ˈshit out of sb/sth⚠, slang) beat, etc. sb/sth very hard猛击；狠打◆If the crowd had managed to get hold of the robber, they would have beaten the hell out of him. 要是人们抓住了强盗，一定会把他狠揍一顿。◆The gang knocked the hell out of him for no reason at all. 那帮人无缘无故地痛打了他一顿。●(just) for the ˈhell of it (informal) just for fun, with no particular reason只是闹着玩；没有真正动机◆The youths had nothing to do so they went round breaking windows just for the hell of it. 这些年轻人无所事事，到处砸窗户取乐。●from ˈhell (informal) used to describe a very unpleasant person or thing; the worst that you can imagine十分讨厌；最糟糕◆They are the neighbours from hell. 这些邻居可恶之极。●get the hell ˈout (of…) (spoken) get out of or leave a place very quickly迅速离开◆Here come the police. Let’s get the hell out of here. 警察来了，我们快逃吧。◆Get the hell out of my house and don’t come back! 从我家里滚出去，再也不许回来！(Some people find the use of this idiom offensive.有人认为这个习语的用法含冒犯意。 )●give sb ˈhell (informal) 1.make life unpleasant for sb让某人吃苦头；使某人不好受◆Her back is giving her hell at the moment; she’s in constant pain. 她的背现在很痛，这种痛一直在折磨她。2.shout at or speak angrily to sb because they have done sth wrong呵斥；训斥◆His mother gave him hell for coming home so late. 因为回家太晚，母亲训了他一顿。●go to ˈhell (spoken, offensive) used to tell sb to go away or to stop saying/doing sth because it is annoying（用于要求某人走开、停止说或做某事）见你的鬼，去你的◆He wanted to come back but she told him to go to hell. 他想回来，但她却让他滚蛋。◆‘Why don’t you answer my question, Jim?’ ‘Oh, go to hell, will you? I’m tired of your stupid questions.’ “吉姆，为什么不回答我的问题？”“见鬼去吧，你那些愚蠢的问题让我烦透了。”●hell for ˈleather (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) with the greatest possible speed, energy, etc.飞快地；拼命地◆I saw a man going hell for leather down the street, with two policemen running after him. 我看见一个男人在街上拼命地跑，两个警察在后面追。ORIGINThis is from horse riding. A rider can hit a horse with a strip of leather to make it run faster.这个习语源于骑马，骑手用皮鞭抽打让马快跑。●hell hath no ˈfury (like a woman ˈscorned) (BrE, saying) used to refer to sb, usually a woman, who has reacted very angrily to sth, especially the fact that her husband or lover has been unfaithful (= has had a sexual relationship with another woman)（尤指女人因丈夫或情人不忠而）大发雷霆；醋意大发◆He should have known better than to leave her for that young girl. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. 他早该知道不能为了那个年轻女孩离开她，女人醋意大发时太可怕了。NOTEHath is an old form of has. * hath 是 has 的旧词形。●a/one hell of a… (spoken, slang) sb/sth that is very bad, good, unusual, impressive, etc.极其；非常◆We had a hell of a good time at the night club. 我们在那家夜总会玩得很痛快。◆I had one hell of a hangover the next morning. 第二天早上宿醉让我难受死了。NOTE This is sometimes written as ‘a/one helluva’.这个习语有时写成“ a/one helluva ”。●a ˌhell on ˈeartha place or situation that is extremely bad or unpleasant人间地狱◆Life for the ordinary soldiers was hell on earth. 普通士兵的生活真是糟糕透顶。OPPa heaven on earth●(come) ˌhell or high ˈwaterwhatever the difficulties or opposition may be不论有什么困难；无论如何◆Come hell or high water, we’ve got to reach the injured men tonight. 哪怕得赴汤蹈火，今晚我们都要赶到伤员身边。●Hell’s ˈteeth (old-fashioned, BrE, spoken) used to express anger or surprise（表示愤怒或惊讶）见鬼◆Hell’s teeth, look at the time! I’m going to be late for work! 见鬼，都几点了！我上班要迟到了！●like ˈhell1. (informal) very hard, very much, very fast, etc. in an effort to do sth拼命地；飞快地◆I had to run like hell to catch the bus. 为了赶上公共汽车，我拼命地奔跑。2. (spoken) used to give emphasis when saying no to a suggestion, idea, etc.（用于强调）绝不，肯定不◆‘He thinks you’re going to lend him your car this weekend.’ ‘Like hell I am.’ “他认为你周末会把车借给他。”“见鬼，我才不借呢。”(Some people find this use offensive.有人认为这种用法含冒犯意。)●play (merry) ˈhell with sb/sth (BrE, informal) disturb, upset or trouble sb/sth very much捣乱；（严重）打乱，扰乱◆These storms play merry hell with our TV reception. 这些暴风雨使我们的电视接收效果差极了。●scare, annoy, etc. the ˈhell out of sb (informal) scare, annoy, etc. sb very much把某人吓得魂不附体；使某人十分恐惧（或恼怒等）◆The sight of a man with a gun scared the hell out of her. 看到一个男人拿着枪，她吓得要死。◆Louise suddenly surprised the hell out of us by announcing that she was pregnant! 路易丝突然说她怀孕了，我们大为惊讶！●see sb in ˈhell first (informal) used to emphasize that you have no intention of agreeing to or doing what sb has suggested（用于强调不同意）决不，死也不◆You want me to invite that woman to this house? I’ll see her in hell first. 你想让我请那个女人到这个房子里来？见她个鬼，我才不会呢。●to ˈhell and back (informal) used to say that sb has been through a difficult situation经历过劫难◆We’d been to hell and back together and we were still good friends. 我们一起历经劫难，现在依然是好朋友。●to ˈhell with sb/sth (spoken) used to express anger or dislike and to say that you no longer care about sb/sth and will take no notice of it/them（表示愤怒或厌恶）见鬼去吧◆To hell with this stupid car. I’m going to buy a new one. 让这辆破车见鬼去吧，我要买辆新的。(Some people find this use offensive.有人认为这种用法含冒犯意。)●what the ˈhell! (spoken) it doesn’t matter; I don’t care没关系；我不在乎◆‘Do you want a cigarette?’ ‘No, thanks, I’ve given up. Oh, what the hell! Yes, I will have one, after all.’ “抽烟吗？”“谢谢，我已经戒了。哦，管它那么多呢，我还是来一支吧。”(Some people find this use offensive.有人认为这种用法含冒犯意。)●when ˈhell freezes over (informal) if you say something will happen when hell freezes over, you mean that you think it will never happen永远不会发生；不可能；除非太阳从西边出来◆‘They might give you a pay rise soon.’ ‘Yeah, right. When hell freezes over!’ “也许他们很快会给你加薪的。”“没错，太阳还会从西边出来呢！”●like a ˌbat out of ˈhell (informal) very fast迅速地；以极快的速度◆If there were a fire, I wouldn’t try to save any possessions. I’d be off like a bat out of hell!如果发生火灾，我不会想法抢救任何财物，我会赶快逃命的。●not have a cat in ˈhell’s chance ( not have a ˈdog’s chance) (informal) have no chance at all毫无机会◆You haven’t got a cat in hell’s chance of buying a decent car for that amount.那点钱根本就不可能买到一辆像样的车。OPPa sporting chance●ˈcatch it (BrE) (NAmEcatch ˈhell, ˈget it) (spoken) be punished or spoken to angrily about sth受罚；受斥责◆If your dad finds out you’ll really catch it!要是你老爸知道了，你肯定要挨罚！●go to the ˈdogs (NAmE alsogo to hell in a ˈhandbasket) (informal) (often used of a company, an organization, a country, etc.常用于指公司、组织、国家等) become less powerful, efficient, etc. than before败落；大不如前◆Many people think this country’s going to the dogs.许多人认为这个国家正走向衰落。●not have a ˌhope in ˈhell (informal) not have any chance at all毫无机会；不抱希望◆You haven’t got a hope in hell of winning the race — you’re far too slow!你根本无望取胜，你跑得太慢了！●ˈhell/the ˈdevil to pay (informal) a lot of trouble大麻烦；大乱子◆There’ll be hell to pay when your father sees that broken window.一旦你父亲看到那扇打破的窗子，麻烦就大了。●raise ˈCain/ˈhell (informal) complain or protest noisily and angrily, often as a way of getting sth you want（常为了达到要求）大声抱怨（或抗议），大吵大闹◆He’ll raise hell if we don’t finish on time.如果我们不按时完工的话，他会闹翻天的。▸ˈhell-raiser
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a violent and destructive person凶残的人；具破坏性的人ORIGINCain was the first murderer in the Bible. * Cain （该隐）是《圣经》中的第一个杀人者。●the road to ˌhell is paved with good inˈtentions (saying) it is not enough to intend to do good things, behave better, etc.; you must actually do them, be better, etc.通往地狱的道路是由良好的意图铺成的；光是想，再好也无用（意为必须把好的意愿付诸实际行动）●not have a ˌsnowball’s chance in ˈhell (of doing sth) (informal) have no chance at all of doing sth根本不可能（做某事）；机会渺茫◆Look at this traffic! I’m afraid we haven’t got a snowball’s chance in hell of getting to the airport in time.看看有多少车！恐怕我们根本没有指望能及时赶到机场。OPPa sporting chanceNOTE This idiom refers to the belief that hell is a place of fire.这个习语原指一种宗教信仰，即认为地狱是火的世界。●(as) sure as ˈhell (NAmE, informal) certainly; without doubt的确；毫无疑问◆Joe sure as hell won’t want to dress up in a suit and tie.乔确确实实不愿意穿西服系领带。