sin
n
1
(a) [U] the breaking of a religious or moral law 违背宗教或道德原则的恶行
a life of sin 不道德的生活.
(b) [C] offence against such a law (宗教或道德上的)罪, 罪恶, 罪孽: commit a sin 犯有罪恶
confess one's sins to a priest 向神父认罪忏悔
the sin of gluttony 贪食罪.
2 [C] action regarded as a serious fault or offence 严重过失
Being late is an unforgivable sin round here. 迟到在这儿是一种不可原谅的过错.
(joc 谑) It's a sin to stay indoors on such a fine day. 这样好的天气呆在家里实在是罪过.
3 (idm 习语) cover/hide a multitude of sins =>multitude. the deadly sins =>deadly. live in sin =>live2. (as) miserable/ugly as `sin (infml 口) very miserable/ugly 非常凄惨[丑陋]. sin, v (-nn-) [I, Ipr]
~ (against sth) commit a sin or sins; do wrong 犯有罪恶; 犯过错
It's human to sin. 犯过错是人之常情.
(fig 比喻) They sinned against the unwritten rules of the school. 他们违反了学校的不成文规定. sin, abbr 缩写 = (mathematics 数) sine. Cf 参看 cosabbr 缩写.
🎯 考研助记
没学好数学正弦函数(sin)是 罪过 网友:yqy 补充:太阳(son)底下的黑恶(sin)
🔁 扩展释义
*[sin]n. 罪, 犯罪, 过失, 失礼vt. 犯vi. 犯【法】 罪, 罪行, 犯罪相关词组: like sin hate the enemy like sin live in sin
Yes, I see. How can they get rid of waste water in this way? What a terrible colour the sea is now! It looks as if our class won't be able to bathe at all.
是的,我看见了。他们怎么能这样排放废水呢?海水的颜色多么可怕呀!看来我们班同学根本不能在这里游泳。
Fred Pearson was walking through the university town of Oxford one morning in 1961.
1961年的某个早上,弗雷德·皮尔逊正步行通过牛津大学城。
If the feeding place was away from the sun, the straight part of the wagging dance pointed downward.