hell學測 L3KK [ˈhɛl] ｜ /ˈhɛl/
痛苦的處境·痛苦折磨；煎熬·失控的混亂·胡鬧；吵鬧喧囂
常考字，四種口語義項易混淆
The MRT is so crowded every morning that it feels like hell.
捷運每天早上都擠得跟地獄一樣。
一個畫面：掉進烈焰深坑
墜入深坑腳下踩空，跌進看不到底的坑洞
烈焰灼身四周着火，滾燙難耐
亂成一團四處奔逃尖叫，場面完全失控
義項
落入深坑C1noun痛苦的處境
After a bad day, she said she was in hell.
度過糟糕的一天後，她說自己簡直身在地獄。
in hell
身陷煎熬B2noun痛苦折磨；煎熬
Moving to a new house was hell for the whole family.
搬到新家對全家人來說是一場煎熬。
烈焰狂亂B2noun失控的混亂
The party turned into a hell of a mess when everyone started shouting.
派對變得一團混亂，大家開始大喊大叫。
a hell of a
喧鬧胡鬧B1noun胡鬧；吵鬧喧囂
The kids caused hell at the party, running and shouting everywhere.
小朋友在派對上又跑又叫，胡鬧不停。
cause hell
片語
go through hell受盡折磨 →經歷極大的痛苦與磨難
a hell of a超級誇張 →用來加強語氣，表示程度誇張
what the hell驚訝爆氣 →表達驚訝、生氣或不滿的語氣
cause hell惹禍生亂 →造成混亂或麻煩
你會不會這樣說？
After a bad day, she said she was in ___. (hell / held)
看答案
hell
hell 指痛苦處境；held 是 hold 過去式，拼法相近。
'The party turned into a hell of a mess when everyone started shouting.' 這句的 hell 最接近哪個意思？(A) 極度痛苦 (B) 失控混亂 (C) 胡鬧喧鬧
看答案
(B)
此句描述場面失控，對應「失控的混亂」義項。
字族
hellish 如地獄般的；糟透的