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
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律规定任何企图杀害或谋害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必须被没收。
A few peopple in each group are given the task of remembering the group's family history that goes back over centuries.
每一个家族都有几个人担任记忆延续了几个世纪的家史的任务。
Don't tell me that all this is because of a photograph taken when I was twelve.