sinister

英 [ˈsɪnɪstə(r)]

美 [ˈsɪnɪstər]

adj.  邪恶的; 险恶的; 不祥的; 有凶兆的

复数：sinisters　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 邪恶的；险恶的；不祥的；有凶兆的
  seeming evil or dangerous; making you think sth bad will happen
  1. There was something cold and sinister about him.
     他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉。
  2. There is another, more sinister, possibility.
     还有另一种更糟糕的可能。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 邪恶的;有害的;不祥的
  Something that issinisterseems evil or harmful.
  1. There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.
     他身上有种邪恶的东西让她很不安。
  2. ...a sinister and frightening place.
     一个邪恶而恐怖的地方
  3. ...the illegal and sinister trade in stolen cultural artefacts.
     非法而且邪恶的被盗文物买卖

双语例句

• He showed his sinister motive at last.
  他终于露出了他那邪恶的用心。
• There is nothing sinister in this.
  这中间不存在任何险恶阴谋。
• He now recollected the place and its sinister character.
  现在，他想起了这个地方和它那阴险的特点了。
• But hereafter several so-called scholar writer's sinister view, causes me to think sorrowfully especially.
  而此后几个所谓学者文人的阴险的论调，尤使我觉得悲哀。
• It was more barbaric and sinister than one could have imagined.
  它的野蛮和险恶大大超过人们的想象。
• Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.
  他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。
• The more sinister explanation is that he is about to make mischief in the Middle East again
  更为险恶的解释是，他准备再次在中东地区制造事端。
• Sinister goings-on can lurk in even the most respectable places.
  即使是在最高尚的场所，也有可能潜藏着邪恶的交易。
• Then we see several sinister shots of clowns and a magicians hat.
  然后我们看到几个小丑，和一顶魔法师的帽子，这些镜头预示着邪恶事端即将上演。
• Meanwhile, sinister or wicked characters may represent aspects of ourselves that have been neglected or rejected.
  同时，邪恶或不道德的角色可能代表的是我们自身那些被忽略或被抹杀掉的方面。