sin
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR Sin or a sin is an action or type of behaviour which is believed to break the laws of God. 罪過; 罪孽
The Vatican's teaching on abortion is clear: it is a sin. 梵蒂岡有關(guān)墜胎的教義是清楚的:這是個(gè)罪過。
2. V-I If you sin, you do something that is believed to break the laws of God. 犯戒律
The Spanish Inquisition charged him with sinning against God and man. 西班牙宗教法庭指控他違背了上帝和人類的律法。
3. sinnerN-COUNT 罪人
I was shown that I am a sinner, that I needed to repent of my sins. 我被證明是個(gè)罪人,需要為我的罪孽懺悔。
4. N-COUNT A sin is any action or behaviour that people disapprove of or consider morally wrong. 違背道德原則的行為
...the sin of arrogant hard-heartedness. …狂妄冷酷的惡行。
5. ABBREVIATION for sine sine的縮寫
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sin /s?n/ (sinning,sinned,sins)
義項(xiàng) sin讀作sa?n。
劍橋詞典
- the offence of breaking , or the breaking of, a religious or moral law
- Roman Catholics go to confession to purge their souls from sin.
- He wanted to confess his sins before he died .
- She may have committed several sins, but greed was not among them.
- They are guilty of the sin of neglect .
- I think it's a sin to hit children .
(違反宗教戒律或道德規(guī)范的)罪,罪過
to commit /confess a sin 犯罪/懺悔罪過
He thinks a lot about sin. 他對(duì)罪孽有很多思考。
[ 動(dòng)詞后面接一個(gè)帶to的不定式 ] informal I think it's a sin (= is morally wrong ) to waste food , when so many people in the world are hungry . 我認(rèn)為浪費(fèi)食物是一種罪過,因?yàn)槭澜缟线€有那么多人在挨餓。
humorous For my sins (= as if it were a punishment ), I'm organizing the office party this year . 真是活該,今年將由我來組織辦公室聚會(huì)。
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