Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1748
hell
苦境；地狱
any place of great pain and turmoil
- 1.
A place for gambling.
赌博场所
- 2.
any place of pain and turmoil
任何痛苦与混乱之地
- 3.
An extremely hot place.
极热的地方
- 4.
a cause of difficulty and suffering
苦难之源
- 5.
Used as an intensifier in phrases grammatically requiring a noun.
在语法上需要名词的短语中用作强调
- 6.
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson
(基督教)撒旦及邪恶势力的居所,罪人永受惩罚之处
- 7.
In certain games of chase, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.
在某些追逐游戏中,被抓住的人被带去拘留的地方。
赌博场所；任何痛苦与混乱之地；极热的地方；苦难之源；在语法上需要名词的短语中用作强调
In use
The traffic this morning was hell.
After the accident, his life became a living hell.
The last month of training was pure hell for the soldiers.
the hell of battle
war is hell
Hell is paved with good intentions
go to hell
常用于愤怒或诅咒。
If you don't like it, you can go to hell.
如果你不喜欢，你可以滚下地狱去。
a hell of a + noun
口语中表示程度极高，可褒可贬。
Connections
Collocations
- go to hell
- 下地狱
- If you keep lying, you will go to hell.如果你继续撒谎，你会下地狱。
- a hell of a
- 极度的/糟糕的
- We're in a hell of a mess.我们陷入了一团糟的境地。
- raise hell
- 大吵大闹
- The kids raised hell while their parents were away.孩子们在父母不在的时候大吵大闹。
- hell on earth
- 人间地狱
- The war made the city a hell on earth.战争使这座城市变成了人间地狱。
- what the hell
- 到底怎么回事
- What the hell are you doing?你到底在干什么？
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆“hell”像“黑”（hei），地狱里一片漆黑、痛苦不堪。
Context & Register
通常用于宗教语境或咒骂，表达强烈情感。
Grammar Note
地狱通常不可数，但表示‘苦难境地’时可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'hell', sharing the /-ɛl/ ending. The spelling 'ell' consistently represents this sound. No common lookalikes with different pronunciations are present in this list.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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