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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fiend [fɪnd] [fɪːnd]
  1. 1. noun 魔鬼恶魔
  2. 2. noun 非常邪恶(或残忍)的人,穷凶极恶的人
  3. 3. noun [American English] [Spoken] (对某些活动习惯)有瘾的人,对…嗜好成癖者;…迷,…狂
    a fresh-air fiend
    吸入新鲜空气有瘾的人
  4. 4. noun [American English] [Spoken] 擅长某些活动的)能手行家里手
    a fiend at tennis
    网球能手

Collins English-English Dictionary

fiend [fiːnd]
  1. 1. n an evil spirit; demon; devil
  2. 2. n a person who is extremely wicked, esp in being very cruel or brutal
  3. 3. n [Spoken] a person who is intensely interested in or fond of something
    a fresh-air fiend
    he is a fiend for cards
  4. 4. n an addict
    a drug fiend
  5. 5. n [Spoken] a mischievous or spiteful person, esp a child
  6. 6. n [Etymology] Old English feond; related to Old Norse fjandi enemy, Gothic fijands, Old High German fiant

Examples

a fiend at tennis
网球能手
a dope fiend
he is a fiend for cards
fiend angelical

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