| 单词 | sinister |
| 释义 | sinister adjective uk/ˈsɪn.ɪ.stər/us/ˈsɪn.ə.stɚ/making youfeelthat somethingbadorevilmighthappen: 不祥的，有凶兆的Theruinedhousehad a sinisterappearance.那座倒塌的房子外观给人一种不祥之感。 A sinister-looking mansatin thecornerof theroom.一个神情阴险的男子坐在房间的角落里。 Synonym menacing Predicting things and intuition
sinister| American Dictionarysinister adjective[not gradable] us/ˈsɪn·ə·stər/evil, orsuggestingthat somethingevilis going tohappen: She hasdark, sinistereyesthat make younervouswhen shelooksat you. Examplesofsinistersinister Her despair tilted over into a moresinisterrhetoric. From theCambridge English Corpus In either case, professionalism suggestssinisterabstractness - morbidly in the former, ridiculously in the latter. From theCambridge English Corpus He insisted that valuing houses separately from land was impractical and asinisterscheme to favor urban elites. From theCambridge English Corpus And the old streets, while no longer smelly orsinister, are so clogged with vehicles that the pedestrian once again runs an obstacle course. From theCambridge English Corpus At any time in history acronyms can hide moresinisterrealities condensed in them. From theCambridge English Corpus Domestically too, those who worked to reduce the birth-rate had asinistermotive - to restrain the growth of particular social groups and particular races. From theCambridge English Corpus Of course, it would not be realistic to expect an effective transnational anti-corruption campaign to target any and every 'sinisterpractice'. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, there were rival clans,sinistercharacters of all descriptions and, last but not least, witch trials. From theCambridge English Corpus Domestically, too, those who worked to reduce the birthrate had asinistermotive - to restrain the growth of particular social groups and particular races. From theCambridge English Corpus By giving him asinisterlook, the beard apparent under his poorly made-up translucent skin complicated matters further. From theCambridge English Corpus The recapitulation introduced a fleeting nocturnal,sinistermood and a peremptory, throwaway ending complemented the opening joke. From theCambridge English Corpus Tilted slightly to the right, it acquiredsinistermeaning on the world scene. From theCambridge English Corpus It was during the 1930s that the world became a much moresinisterplace and a scientific understanding of peace and war more necessary. From theCambridge English Corpus This tragic situation is made worse by itssinisterconsequences, microbial evolution of resistance to antibiotics. From theCambridge English Corpus But some free-will theists seem almost as leery of clear vision and compelling evidence as they are of moresinisterforms of compulsion. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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