brimstone是什么意思？

brimstone

英[ˈbrɪmstəʊn] 美[ˈbrɪmstoʊn]

• n. 硫黄；

例句

• Brimstone they called it raining down : the cities of the plain : Sodom, Gomorrah, Edom. 降下来的是他们所谓的硫磺.平原上的这些城市,所多玛 、 蛾摩拉 、 埃多姆.
• He threatens us with fire and brimstone. 他以阴森恐怖的处罚威胁我们.
• She was breathing fire and brimstone , ie was furiously angry. 她火冒三丈.
• What will happen to Brimstone in the event of battle? 如果发生战争宾斯通镇会 怎么样 ?

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  同sulphur
  Brimstone is the same as sulphur .
• PHRASE
  炼狱之苦
  When people talk about fire and brimstone, they are referring to hell and how they think people are punished there after death.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an old name for sulfur