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单词 sin
释义
sin
sɪn saɪn siːn sɪn sin
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense sins, present participle sinning, past tense , past participle sinned
1 N-VAR ;罪过;罪孽 Sin or a sin is an action or type of behaviour which is believed to break the laws of God. ;罪过;罪孽
  • The Vatican's teaching on abortion is clear: it is a sin.

    罗马教廷对堕胎的教义非常清楚:这是罪过。

  • Was it the sin of pride to have believed too much in themselves?

    他们过分自信,这是否犯了骄纵之罪?

SYN crime, offence, misdemeanour, error
2 See also: cardinal sin  mortal sin 
3 VERB 犯戒律;犯过失 If you sin, you do something that is believed to break the laws of God. 犯戒律;犯过失
  • The Spanish Inquisition charged him with sinning against God and man. [VERB + against]

    西班牙宗教法庭指控他亵渎上帝和人类。

  • You have sinned and must repent your ways. [VERB]

    你犯了罪,必须为你的所作所为作出忏悔。

SYN transgress, offend, lapse, err
sinner
  • I am a sinner and I need to repent of my sins.

    我是个罪人,必须忏悔我的罪过。

4 N-COUNT 罪恶;恶行;不道德的行为 A sin is any action or behaviour that people disapprove of or consider morally wrong. 罪恶;恶行;不道德的行为
  • ...the sin of arrogant hard-heartedness.

    傲慢无情的恶行

  • The ultimate sin was not infidelity, but public mention which led to scandal.

    最大的罪过不是通奸而是公众议论,是它导致了丑闻的发生。

5 PHRASE 同居 If you say that a man and a woman are living in sin, you mean that they are living together as a couple although they are not married. 同居 [old-fashioned]
  • She was living in sin with her boyfriend.

    她和男友同居。

6 a multitude of sins→see: multitude 
Quotations
I count religion but a childish toy
And hold there is no sin but ignorance
Christopher Marlowe The Jew of Malta
Be sure your sin will find you out Bible: Numbers
I used to be Snow White - but I drifted Mae West
The wages of sin is death Bible: Romans
more sinn'd against than sinning William Shakespeare King Lear
All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent disposition to choose death when we ought to choose life Rebecca West Time and Tide
There's no such thing as an original sin Elvis Costello I'm not Angry
Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow Bible: Isaiah
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith Bible: Ecclesiasticus
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us Bible: I John
It is public scandal that constitutes offence, and to sin in secret is not to sin at all Molière Le Tartuffe
Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse sin with:
PREP.

without sin 1

VERB.

commit a sin 1

live in sin 5

ADJ.

unpardonable sin 1 4

N.

sin taxes 4

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