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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- fiend
[fɪnd]
[fɪːnd]
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1.
noun
魔鬼,恶魔
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2.
noun
非常邪恶(或残忍)的人,穷凶极恶的人
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3.
noun
[American English]
[Spoken]
(对某些活动、习惯)有瘾的人,对…嗜好成癖者;…迷,…狂
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a fresh-air fiend
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吸入新鲜空气有瘾的人
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4.
noun
[American English]
[Spoken]
(擅长某些活动的)能手,行家里手
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a fiend at tennis
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网球能手
Collins English-English Dictionary
- fiend
[fiːnd]
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1.
n
an evil spirit; demon; devil
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2.
n
a person who is extremely wicked, esp in being very cruel or brutal
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3.
n
[Spoken]
a person who is intensely interested in or fond of something
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a fresh-air fiend
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he is a fiend for cards
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4.
n
an addict
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a drug fiend
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5.
n
[Spoken]
a mischievous or spiteful person, esp a child
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6.
n
[Etymology]
Old English feond; related to Old Norse fjandi enemy, Gothic fijands, Old High German fiant
Examples
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a fiend at tennis
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网球能手
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a dope fiend
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he is a fiend for cards
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fiend angelical
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