名詞 hell:

1. any place of pain and turmoil;
   同義詞：hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno
2. a cause of difficulty and suffering
   同義詞：blaze
3. (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
   同義詞：perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit
4. (religion) the world of the dead
   同義詞：Hel, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld
5. violent and excited activity
   同義詞：sin
6. noisy and unrestrained mischief
   同義詞：blaze

1. His life has been hell since his wife came back.
   他妻子回來以后，他的生活苦不堪言。
2. The priest said they would go to hell for their sins.
   牧師說，他們將因罪惡而下地獄。

hell

n.（名詞）

Often Hell The abode of condemned souls and devils in some religions; the place of eternal punishment for the wicked after death, presided over by Satan.
常作 Hell 地獄：某些宗教中被判有罪的靈魂或魔鬼居住的地方；邪惡之人死后永遠(yuǎn)受懲罰的地方，由撒旦統(tǒng)治
A state of separation from God.
與上帝分開的狀態(tài)
The abode of the dead, identified with the Hebrew Sheol and the Greek Hades; the underworld.
陰間，冥府：死者居住的地方，與猶太人的陰司和希臘人的陰世相同；冥府
Hell Christian Science Mortal belief; sin or error.
Hell 【基督教科學(xué)派】 罪孽：不可饒恕的信仰；罪孽，錯(cuò)誤

A situation or place of evil, misery, discord, or destruction:
邪惡悲慘的境況：邪惡、痛苦、混亂或毀滅的狀態(tài)或處所：
例句：
.War is hell.(William Tecumseh Sherman)
.戰(zhàn)爭是地獄.(威廉·特庫姆塞·謝爾曼)

Torment; anguish:
痛苦；悲痛：
例句：
went through hell on the job.
在工作中經(jīng)歷了重大痛苦

The powers of darkness and evil.
黑暗邪惡的力量
Informal One that causes trouble, agony, or annoyance:
【非正式用語】 引起麻煩，痛苦或惱怒的人：
例句：
The boss is hell when a job is poorly done.
每當(dāng)工作做得不好時(shí)，那老板簡直成了魔鬼

A sharp scolding:
怒斥：嚴(yán)厲尖銳的批評(píng)或斥責(zé)：
例句：
gave the student hell for cheating.
狠狠地訓(xùn)斥作弊的學(xué)生

Informal Excitement, mischievousness, or high spirits:
【非正式用語】 興奮：興奮激動(dòng)，頑皮淘氣或過度歡鬧：
例句：
We did it for the sheer hell of it.
我們是為了追求刺激才干的

A tailor`s receptacle for discarded material.
裁縫師傅放零碎下腳料的容器
Printing A hellbox.
【印刷術(shù)】 廢鉛字箱
Informal Used as an intensive:
【非正式用語】 用于加強(qiáng)語氣：
例句：
How the hell can I goô You did one hell of a job. He ran like hell to catch the bus.
我怎么能去呢ô你的工作一塌糊涂。他瘋狂地追趕公共汽車

Archaic A gambling house.
【古語】 賭窟，賭場(chǎng)
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
helled,hell.ing,hells 【非正式用語】
To behave riotously; carouse:
縱情：過放蕩生活；花天酒地：
例句：
out all night helling around.
整夜在外面花天酒地

interj.（感嘆詞）
Used to express anger, disgust, or impatience.
見鬼，該死：用于表示生氣，厭惡，不耐煩等

<習(xí)慣用語>for the hell of it
For no particular reason; on a whim:
沒有什么特殊理由；一時(shí)的興致：
例句：
walked home by the old school for the hell of it.
經(jīng)過母校步行回家僅僅為了取樂而已

hell on【非正式用語】
Damaging or destructive to:
有害：對(duì)…有害的，對(duì)…有破壞性：
例句：
Driving in a hilly town is hell on the brakes.
在起伏不平的城鎮(zhèn)里駕車對(duì)剎車很有危害

Unpleasant to or painful for.
對(duì)…來說不愉快或很痛苦
hell or high water 或
hell and high water
Troubles or difficulties of whatever magnitude:
不管多大的困難或麻煩：
例句：
We`re staying, come hell or high water.
不管有多大的困難，我們都將留下來

hell to pay
Great trouble:
大麻煩：
例句：
If we`re wrong, there`ll be hell to pay.
如果我們出錯(cuò)，那麻煩就大了

來源：
Middle English helle
中古英語 helle
from Old English * see kel-
源自 古英語 *參見 kel-