hell /hel/ n. ［u］ 1. 地狱：a living hell on earth 人间地狱 Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven.［谚］宁在地狱为王，不在天堂为臣。2.极不愉快(或苦难)的经历(或事) (可加不定冠词)：suffer hell on earth 受人间之苦 Her life has been (a) hell since her husband fell ill. 丈夫病倒后,她过的不是人过的日子。3. 用于习语the hell在疑问句中可表示生气、苦恼或害怕等，如：What the hell was that noise? to hell with不重视，不当回事：To hell with saving money! I’m going shopping.省什么钱！我去购物了。