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be hellish
强调令人极其不愉快或艰难。
The commute was hellish.
通勤就像地狱一样。
非常讨厌的；糟透的
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非常讨厌的；糟透的
very unpleasant
The commute was hellish.
通勤就像地狱一样。
此处指“极其糟糕”，不是字面的“地狱的”。
地狱的,类似地狱的
infernal, related or similar to hell.
非常不愉快
very unpleasant
极其邪恶或残忍；表现出残忍或适合地狱的
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
The traffic on the way home was hellish.
回家的路上堵车糟透了。
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We had to work in hellish heat all afternoon.
我们整个下午都得在酷热难耐的天气里工作。
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Dealing with the customer service was a hellish experience.
处理这项客服问题真是一次糟透了的经历。
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hellish weather
糟糕至极的天气
WordNet
强调令人极其不愉快或艰难。
The commute was hellish.
通勤就像地狱一样。
hellish 修饰名词，表示程度极深。
They endured a hellish ordeal.
他们经历了一场地狱般的磨难。
常用于描述做某事的体验极差。
The paperwork was hellish to organize.
整理这些文件简直令人崩溃。
Not this
This is a hellish.
Use this
This is hellish.
汉语学习者可能将 'hellish' 误用作名词，在前面加冠词 'a'。但 'hellish' 是形容词，不能直接跟在冠词后作名词使用。正确的用法是直接作表语，不加冠词。
Not this
It is hellish hot outside.
Use this
It is hellishly hot outside.
汉语学习者可能将 'hellish' 误用作副词来修饰形容词 'hot'。但 'hellish' 是形容词，修饰形容词需用副词形式 'hellishly'。
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糟透了的通勤
After the accident, the drive home was a hellish commute.
事故过后，开车回家成了一段糟透了的通勤路程。
糟糕透顶的交通
We sat in hellish traffic for three hours.
我们在糟糕透顶的交通中堵了三个小时。
极其恶劣的条件
The soldiers fought in hellish conditions.
士兵们在极其恶劣的条件下作战。
震耳欲聋的噪音
The construction site made a hellish noise all day.
工地整天发出震耳欲聋的噪音。
极其糟糕的经历
Waiting for the test results was a hellish experience.
等待检测结果是一段极其糟糕的经历。
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hell（地狱）+ -ish（像…的）→ 像地狱一样的，糟透的。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语抱怨、与朋友闲聊、非正式网络评论 表示“非常讨厌、糟透”时，通常是非正式用法，多用于日常口语、熟人聊天或随意的网络交流；在正式书面语中较少使用，若需要中性表达，可考虑 terrible 或 awful。
与 hellish /ˈhɛlɪʃ/ 真正押韵的是 relish /ˈrɛlɪʃ/ 和 embellish /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/（重读元音及之后均为 /ɛlɪʃ/）。foolish、publish、polish、abolish 虽然也以 -lish 结尾，但重读元音不同，不押韵。注意 polish 大写为 Polish 时读 /ˈpoʊlɪʃ/，指“波兰的”。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.