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sin OFFENCEsInnthe offence of breaking, or the breaking of, a religious or moral law(宗教、道德上的)罪，违背道德的行为Adultery is considered by some people to be a sin. [C]通奸被一些人认为是有罪的。Parents teach their children not to commit sins. [C]父母教育孩子不要违背道德。Roman Catholics confess their sins to their priests. [C]罗马天主教徒向他们的神父忏悔罪恶。My sister is guilty of the sin of pride. [C]我的姐姐犯有骄傲之罪。He thinks a lot about sin. [U]他对于罪恶考虑很多。(infml) I think it's a sin (= is morally wrong) to waste food, when so many people in the world are hungry. [C + to infinitive]我认为浪费食物是有罪的，世界上还有那么多人在挨饿。(fig. infml) It would be a sin (= the wrong thing to do) not to go out on such a nice day. [C + to infinitive]这么美好的天气不出去真是罪过。(infml) He's as miserable / ugly as sin (= very unhappy / ugly).他非常不幸/丑陋。(humorous) For my sins (= As if it were a punishment), I'm organizing the office party this year. [C]真是自作自受，由我组织今年的办公室聚会。(Br and Aus slang) In some sports, a sin-bin is an area off the field where a player who has committed an act which is against the rules can be sent to, for a stated length of time.被罚下场的队员的座席，处罚席The referee sent him to the sin-bin for ten minutes for not allowing the wing man to play the ball.他不让边锋踢球，裁判让他在处罚席呆了十分钟。(Am infml) A sin tax is a tax on items such as cigarettes, alcohol, and GAMBLING (= playing games for money) and other things which are considered unnecessary luxuries in life.罪孽税(烟税，酒税，赌博税等)
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