sin

英 [sɪn]

美 [sɪn]

n.  罪，罪恶，罪过(对神的违犯或对宗教戒律、道德规范的违犯); 罪行，犯罪(违犯宗教戒律、道德规范的行为); 过错; 过失; 恶行
v.  犯戒律; 犯过失
abbr.  正弦

复数：sins　过去分词：sinned　现在分词：sinning　过去式：sinned　第三人称单数：sins　

CET4CET6考研TOEFLTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.3651 / COCA.3285

习惯用语

n.

be/do sth for your sins
• （表示所做的事无异于惩罚）自作自受，活该
  used to say that sth that sb does is like a punishment
• She works with us in Accounts, for her sins!
  她跟我们一样也在账务室做事，活该如此！
(as) miserable/ugly as sin
• 可怜得 / 难看得要命
  used to emphasize that sb is very unhappy or ugly
cover/hide a multitude of sins
• 掩藏实情；掩盖真相
  to hide the real situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant
live in sin
• 未婚同居；姘居
  to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married

牛津词典

noun

• 罪，罪恶，罪过（对神的违犯或对宗教戒律、道德规范的违犯）
  an offence against God or against a religious or moral law
  1. to commit a sin
     犯罪
  2. Confess your sins to God and he will forgive you.
     向上帝忏悔，上帝就会宽恕你。
  3. The Bible says that stealing is a sin.
     《圣经》上说偷盗有罪。
• 罪行，犯罪（违犯宗教戒律、道德规范的行为）
  the act of breaking a religious or moral law
  1. a life of sin
     罪过的一生
• 过错；过失；恶行
  an action that people strongly disapprove of
  1. It's a sin to waste taxpayers' money like that.
     这样挥霍纳税人的钱太不应该。

verb

• 犯戒律；犯过失
  to break a religious or moral law
  1. Forgive me, Lord, for I have sinned.
     主啊，宽恕我吧，我犯了罪。
  2. He was more sinned against than sinning (= although he did wrong, other people treated him even worse) .
     他过错无多而报应太重。

abbr.

• 正弦
  sine

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 罪;罪过;罪孽
  Sinor asinis an action or type of behaviour which is believed to break the laws of God.
  1. 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。
  2. 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？
• See also:cardinal sinmortal sin
• VERB 犯戒律;犯过失
  If yousin, you do something that is believed to break the laws of God.
  1. The Spanish Inquisition charged him with sinning against God and man...
     西班牙宗教法庭指控他亵渎上帝和人类。
  2. You have sinned and must repent your ways.
     你犯了罪，必须为你的所作所为作出忏悔。
• N-COUNT 罪恶;恶行;不道德的行为
  Asinis any action or behaviour that people disapprove of or consider morally wrong.
  1. ...the sin of arrogant hard-heartedness...
     傲慢无情的恶行
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 同居
  If you say that a man and a womanare living in sin, you mean that they are living together as a couple although they are not married.
  1. She was living in sin with her boyfriend.
     她和男友同居。
• a multitude of sins→ see:multitude

英英释义

noun

• an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
  Synonym:sinning
• violent and excited activity
  1. they began to fight like sin
  Synonym:hell
• estrangement from god
  Synonym:sinfulnesswickedness
• the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
• ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
  Synonym:sine

verb

• commit a sin
  Synonym:transgresstrespass
• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
  1. I blundered during the job interview
  Synonym:drop the ballblunderboobgoof

双语例句

• 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？
• Of course, it's not a sin to be married.
  当然了，结婚没有罪。
• Adam and Even committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.
  亚当和夏娃在中伊甸园吃了禁果后，产生了原罪。
• My father has lived amidst human sin and misery without believing in them.
  我父亲生活在人类的罪恶和痛苦之中，而他自己还不相信。
• Wages of sin is death.
  罪恶的代价就是死亡。
• You have sinned and must repent your ways.
  你犯了罪，必须为你的所作所为作出忏悔。
• What will you do to atone for this sin?
  你将做什么来赎这罪呢？
• 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。
• What we, or they, have done is not a sin.
  我们和他们所作的事情都不是一种罪恶。
• The sin of envy and hate stirs up whole nations against each other.
  嫉妒和仇恨的罪激起了民族之间的敌视和对抗。