villain
恶棍
definition
noun
the terrorists are cartoon villains
(in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.
translation of 'villain'
noun
恶棍,
坏人
example
Is the English ivy covering the unattractive fence in my backyard really an environmental 'villain' ?
The real 'villain' in this depiction is the devil.
Trichinosis, a parasite found in pork, is the 'villain' responsible for this accepted practice of burning of our precious pork chops.
A normal thriller would have a 'villain' , ready to strike at any moment and a hero in hot pursuit of the truth that will set him or her free.
Why is it taking more than three months to investigate the real 'villain' ?
They even try to hold the country's governing council responsible for the 'villain' 's actions and demand immediate attacks.
He and his pals have to find the real 'villain' to clear Harry and stop the carnage.
Voldermort is the evil 'villain' in the novel, the murderer of Harry's parents, and the creature who plans to kill Harry.
In Orwell's novel 1984, Big Brother is the evil 'villain' .
BBC One is attempting to locate and vanquish the 'villain' responsible.
To me, he is a great 'villain' , responsible for millions of deaths and for keeping the country in poverty.
a pantomime 'villain'
For this act he inherited the role of pantomime 'villain' and was booed roundly every time he touched the ball from then on.
This is a line that is greatly overused in action movies where an evil 'villain' has plotted to take over the world… or whatever.
There's even a Hollywood feature film in production, featuring Ben Kingsley as evil 'villain' the Hood, and due for release sometime next year.
‘It is a thriller where the main 'villain' is not a person but AIDS itself,’ says Mr. Sarup.
Chaucer was great, the 'villain' was definitely evil, and the jousting/action scenes were very well done.
Ripley is the ambiguous, charming 'villain' in Patricia Highsmith's iconic series of novels who has fascinated readers since he first appeared in 1955.
Of course the evil plot that the 'villain' finally springs in the third act makes no particular sense.
In the James Bond thriller On Her Majesty's Secret Service a 'villain' dies horribly when he pitches on to a toboggan run and slides to the bottom - by which time he is hamburger.
While Woodward would gladly play the role of pantomime 'villain' this summer when he takes his Lions to New Zealand, he is not so keen to have the boos and hisses directed at his players.
Are all of Shakespeare's 'villains' ' motives intelligible?
John Lawton writes spy novels in which the spies are 'villains' , and there's no doubt about it.
The plot involves three 'villains' who inveigle a girl into prostitution in order to make ends meet.
The mother has been the busybody 'villainess' of our story all along.
Ayurveds also agree that the real 'villains' behind hypertension are smoking, alcohol consumption and high salt intake.
This ancestry may also account for the difficulty of explaining the motives of Shakespeare's 'villains' .
I love hissing the 'villainess' as she works her evil wiles and cheering when she gets her eventual comeuppance.
He does not want to paint her as a cardboard cut-out 'villainess' , and rightly so.
They have characters and plots, heroes and 'villains' .
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