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sin¹ /sɪn/ n. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 【宗】(违犯神的意志或宗教戒律的)罪孽
the sin of Adam 亚当之罪
2. (违背道德规范的)罪，罪恶
be guilty of the sin of greed 犯贪婪之罪
It's a sin to waste food. 浪费食品是一种犯罪行为。
3. (违反礼节、习俗的)过错，过失
sins against propriety 失礼行为
He thinks it's a sin to stay in bed after eight o'clock. 他认为睡过8点是种罪过。
II ❶ vi.
1. 违反教规；违犯戒律；违命；犯罪
Jonah sinned by not obeying what God told him to do. 约拿因不遵照上帝嘱咐的去做而犯了罪。
2. 犯过失
These textbooks tend to sin by omission rather than admission. 这类课本往往失之于过简而不是过繁。
❷ vt.
1. 犯(罪)
sin all the sins 犯有种种罪孽
2. 因犯罪而使陷于；因犯罪而失去(away)
[< OE synn; 与 ON synth, OHG suntea sin, L sons guilty 有关] phr. as sin 〈口〉非常，极端地 The dog is as ugly as sin. 那条狗难看极了。for my sins 〈主英〉〈谑〉作为对我的报应 (或惩罚)，自作自受 A: Did you marry her? B: For my sins, it didn't work out. 甲：你跟她结婚了吗?乙：我是自作自受，没结成呀。like sin 〈俚〉猛烈地，狂烈地 It was raining like sin. 大雨倾盆。live in sin (with sb.) 〈口〉(与某人)未婚同居 more sinned against than sinning 受到超过应得程度的惩罚 (源出莎剧《李尔王》)He was a man more sinned against than sinning. 他是个过错无多而报应太重的人。 sin against 亵渎；冒犯 sin against a person 冒犯一个人 |