fiend
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fiend /fiːnd/ noun [countable] 1 BAD PERSONa very cruel, evil, or violent person 残暴的人，恶人，恶魔般的人 a heartless fiend 狠心残暴的人 Both of them were fighting like fiends. 两人在恶斗。a sex/rape fiend (=one who commits very unpleasant sex attacks) 色魔2. television/sports/fresh-air etc fiend ENTHUSIASTICsomeone who likes watching television, doing sports etc a lot, or more than is normal 电视迷/体育迷/爱新鲜空气成癖的人等 SYN fanatic3. drug/dope/cocaine etc fiend someone who takes a lot of illegal drugs 瘾君子4. ROan evil spirit 恶魔，魔鬼
Examples from the Corpus
fiend• Fiend turned inside out is still a fiend.• Father smiled from ear to ear, and he and I both ate like fiends.• These old people vote like fiends.• The architect must have been an opium fiend.• a sports fiendOrigin fiend Old English feond “enemy”fiend nounChinese
person evil, Corpus cruel, a or very violent
fiend
fiend /fiːnd/
noun [countable]
a heartless fiend
Both of them were fighting like fiends.
a sex/rape fiend (=one who commits very unpleasant sex attacks)
2. television/sports/fresh-air etc fiend someone who likes watching television, doing sports etc a lot, or more than is normal
SYN fanatic
3. drug/dope/cocaine etc fiend someone who takes a lot of illegal drugs
4. an evil spirit
fiend /fiːnd/
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: feond 'enemy'
1. a very cruel, evil, or violent person:Origin: feond 'enemy'
a sex/rape fiend (=one who commits very unpleasant sex attacks)
2. television/sports/fresh-air etc fiend someone who likes watching television, doing sports etc a lot, or more than is normal
SYN fanatic
3. drug/dope/cocaine etc fiend someone who takes a lot of illegal drugs
4. an evil spirit