Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1748
hell
苦境；地狱
核心释义
any place of great pain and turmoil
- 1.
赌博场所
A place for gambling.
- 2.
任何痛苦与混乱之地
any place of pain and turmoil
- 3.
极热的地方
An extremely hot place.
- 4.
苦难之源
a cause of difficulty and suffering
- 5.
在语法上需要名词的短语中用作强调
Used as an intensifier in phrases grammatically requiring a noun.
- 6.
(基督教)撒旦及邪恶势力的居所,罪人永受惩罚之处
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson
- 7.
在某些追逐游戏中,被抓住的人被带去拘留的地方。
In certain games of chase, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.
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
用法In use
The traffic this morning was hell.
用法提示：hell 在句中作名词，表示令人痛苦的经历或苦境。
After the accident, his life became a living hell.
用法提示：hell 作名词，与 living 搭配，形容长期痛苦煎熬的处境。
The last month of training was pure hell for the soldiers.
用法提示：hell 作名词，指充满痛苦和折磨的状态或地方。
the hell of battle
war is hell
Hell is paved with good intentions
go to hell
常用于愤怒或诅咒。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆“hell”像“黑”（hei），地狱里一片漆黑、痛苦不堪。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于宗教语境或咒骂，表达强烈情感。
语法说明Grammar Note
地狱通常不可数，但表示‘苦难境地’时可数
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.