malediction(反义词:benediction)
英 [,mælɪ'dɪkʃ(ə)n] 美 [ˌmæləˈdɪkʃən]
(教会法)(教会的)诅咒、咒骂
- Would you turn their distress into a malediction?
你要借他们的苦难来咒骂他们吗?
malefactor(反义词:benefactor)
英 [ˈmælɪfæktə(r)] 美 [ˈmælɪfæktər]
【正式用语】犯罪分子、作恶的人、道德败坏的人
- a well-known criminal lawyer who had saved many a malefactor from going to jail
一位使许多犯罪分子避免锒铛入狱的著名刑事律师
malice
英 [ˈmælɪs] 美 [ˈmælɪs]
恶意、怨恨
- There certainly wasn't any malice in her comments.
她的话绝对没有任何恶意。 - I bear him no malice (= do not want to harm or upset him).
我对他没有恶意。 - There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits.
他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。
malnutrition
英 [ˌmælnjuˈtrɪʃn] 美 [ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃn]
营养不良
- Many of the refugees are suffering from severe malnutrition.
许多难民严重营养不良。
maltreat
英 [ˌmælˈtriːt] 美 [ˌmælˈtriːt]
虐待
- He had been badly maltreated as a child.
他小时候曾被严重虐待。 - He said that he was not tortured or maltreated during his detention.
他说自己在押期间并未遭受拷问和虐待。
malevolent(反义词:benevolent)
英 [məˈlevələnt] 美 [məˈlevələnt]
有恶意的、有坏心肠的
- The central character is a malevolent witch out for revenge.
主角是一个想复仇的恶毒女巫。 - I could feel his malevolent gaze as I walked away.
我走开时能感觉到他正恶狠狠地盯着我。
maladjusted
英 [ˌmæləˈdʒʌstɪd] 美 [ˌmæləˈdʒʌstɪd]
(尤指儿童)适应不良的、心理失调的
- a residential school for disturbed and maladjusted children
为有心理障碍和适应不良的儿童开设的寄宿学校