hellfire

FREQ #24593

n. 地狱之火, 严酷的苦难

发音

UK /ˈhɛlˌfaɪə/
US /ˈhɛlˌfaɪəɹ/

词形变化

hellfires 复数 hellfires more hellfire 比较级 most hellfire 最高级

别名

hell-fire fires hell

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The fire of Hell.

    地狱之火

    业火

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  2. 2.

    Fire produced by the Devil, or a similar supernatural creature connected to Hell.

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  3. 3.

    A fire that burns with unusual heat or ferocity.

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  4. 4.

    Ellipsis of AGM-114 Hellfire.

    可数 政治 军事 不可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to a violent, apocalyptic and ultimate day of reckoning and judgment; usually characterizing a form of Christian preaching.

interj.
  1. 1.

    hell; damn; blast

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

hell pit inferno perdition nether region

相关短语

Hellfire Club Hellfire Clubs

词源

From Middle English helle fire, helever, from Old English hellefȳr, equivalent to hell + fire. Cognate with West Frisian helfjoer (“hellfire”), Dutch hellevuur (“hellfire”), German Höllenfeuer (“hellfire”).

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