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baleful

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bale·ful /ˈbeɪlfəl/ adjective literary  ANGRYexpressing anger, hatred, or a wish to harm someone 邪恶的,恶毒的,带威胁性的 a baleful look 恶狠狠的目光balefully adverb
Examples from the Corpus
balefulNo one spoke during the journey, which was marked by two events, one of them baleful.It will be difficult for him to be baleful about the Millennium.Sandy is played by Cindy Lou, a statuesque and baleful creature with presence and a truly impressive amount of facial hair.Rusty looked out with a baleful eye from the front page.Local people can still recall the baleful glow in the night as the mill blazed.The land bucked and heaved like a terrified horse and a storm of baleful magic raced over the land.After a few minutes, Blanche seemed to sense Dexter's baleful mood, checked her watch and stood up to go.
Origin baleful Old English bealufull, from bealu evil
bale·ful adjectiveChineseSyllable
hatred, wish someone to Corpus a expressing or harm anger,


baleful
baleful /ˈbeɪlfəl/ adjective literary
 Language: Old English
 Origin: bealufull, from bealu 'evil'
expressing anger, hatred, or a wish to harm someone:
    a baleful look
—balefully adverb


bale·fulBrE /ˈbeɪlfl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbeɪlfl/ 🔊 adjective (literary) threatening to do sth evil or to hurt sb 威吓的;吓唬的a baleful look/influence 凶恶的外表/势力 bale·ful·ly BrE /ˈbeɪlfəli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbeɪlfəli/ 🔊 adverb