| [/sɪn; sɪn/] n 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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) very miserable/ugly 非常凄惨[丑陋]. sin 2
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 3
abbr 缩写 = (mathematics 数) sine. Cf 参看 cosabbr 缩写. |