0 morally bad, cruel, or very unpleasant -- 道德败坏的;邪恶的,恶毒的;讨厌的
1 something that is very bad and harmful -- 邪恶(之事);罪恶(行为);祸害;灾祸
Each new leader would blame his predecessor for all the evils of the past. 每个新上任的领导人都会把过去所有的弊病全都归罪于他的前任。
Drug addiction is one of today's great social evils. 吸毒成瘾是当今社会的一大罪恶。
For the sake of long-term peace, the military option is the lesser evil/the lesser of two evils (= the less unpleasant of two bad choices). 为了长期的和平,采取军事行动是两害相权取其轻的选择。
the battle between good and evil 善与恶的较量
The film was about an evil genius who wanted to control the world.
This evil, cold-hearted killer confessed that he often drugged his victims before he killed them.
In the 'Harry Potter' films, does the evil wizard, Voldemort, ever actually appear?
Poverty and ignorance, the bishop said, were the forces of evil in our society today.
Frank subscribed firmly to the belief that human kindness would overcome evil.
She was portrayed in the papers as the embodiment of evil.