hellfire [
'hɛl'faɪr]
n. 地狱之火, 严酷的苦难
hellfire[ noun ]
a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned
<noun.cognition>
- "God will curse and scorch with hellfire the pale faces which harbor evil for the nation.
- Once upon a time, Sunday mornings at Emmanuel featured hymns and the hellfire preaching of the stocky, bearded Mr. Davis.
- When he returned, he began his preaching, first directing his warnings of hellfire and damnation at other students.