demon
US: /ˈdimən/
UK: /dˈiːmən/
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
