"fiends" in Chinese (Traditional)
惡魔狂人(俚語,指癡迷者)
Definition
“Fiends” 是 “fiend” 的複數,意思是邪惡或殘忍的生物(如惡魔),也可在俚語裡表示密友或對某事非常著迷的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
主要指邪惡生物。「fiends」作為密友或對某事著迷者只在俚語中很少見,主要屬於美式英語。不要和「friends」混淆。
Examples
The old story was full of fiends and heroes.
這個古老的故事充滿了**惡魔**和英雄。
Some people believe that fiends live in the dark.
有些人相信**惡魔**住在黑暗裡。
The fiends in the movie scared the children.
電影裡的**惡魔**把孩子們嚇壞了。
Those guys are real video game fiends — they play all night.
那些人簡直是電玩**狂人**——可以打整晚。
I can't believe you ate all those cookies! You and your friends are total fiends for sweets.
真不敢相信你們把所有餅乾都喫光了!你和你的朋友們根本是甜食的**狂熱分子**。
We used to call ourselves 'the fiends' back in high school when we played pranks.
我們高中時惡作劇時稱自己為『**惡魔**』。