1ADJ-GRADED 糟透的;极其恶劣的;非常讨厌的 If you describe something as diabolical, you are emphasizing that it is very bad, extreme, or unpleasant. 糟透的;极其恶劣的;非常讨厌的 [informal, emphasis]
It was a diabolical error, a schoolboy error.
那是个十分低级的错误,一个小学生才会犯的错误。
The pain was diabolical.
疼痛异常剧烈。
diabolically
...diabolically difficult clues.
极端难解的线索
2ADJ [usually ADJ n]邪恶的;罪恶的Diabolical is used to emphasize how evil something is. 邪恶的;罪恶的 [emphasis]
...sins committed in a spirit of diabolical enjoyment.
为了罪恶的享乐而犯下的罪孽
One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.