demon

US: /ˈdimən/
UK: /dˈiːmən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


demon /'di:mən/ (daemon) /'di:mən/
  • danh từ
    • ma quỷ, yêu ma, ma quái
    • người độc ác, người ác hiểm, người hung ác
    • (từ lóng) thằng bé tinh khôn quỷ quái
    • the demon of alcohol
      • ma men
    • the demon of jealousy
      • máu ghen
    • to be a demon for work
      • làm việc khoẻ như trâu
    • he is a demon centre forward
      • anh ta là một trung tâm quái kiệt

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 an evil spirit: demons torturing the sinners in Hell
2 (informal) a person who does sth very well or with a lot of energy: He skis like a demon. + He's a demon:
he gets up early, he works out, he goes home early, he studies, he works out again ...

3 something that causes a person to worry and makes them unhappy: the demons of jealousy
Idioms: the demon drink (BrE, humorous) alcoholic drink

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 devil, evil spirit, fiend, cacodemon or cacodaemon; monster, ghoul, ogre, harpy, vampire:
Medieval demons are generally depicted as having horns, hoofs, and tails.
2 fanatic, fiend, enthusiast, addict, Colloq freak:
He's a real speed demon when he gets onto the motorway.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

evil
tales of travellers attacked by evil demons

VERB + DEMON

be plagued by, be possessed by
He is plagued by demons which go back to his traumatic childhood. The villagers believed the girl was possessed by demons.
| be pursued by
He fled as if pursued by demons.
| cast out, exorcise
an ancient ritual to exorcise demons


Concise English dictionary


demoness|demons|demonesses'diːmən
noun
+one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
+a cruel wicked and inhuman person
+someone extremely diligent or skillful