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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Collins.2 / BNC.6953 / COCA.9576

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

• One fancied that one had touched the sinister ooze of unknown depths;
  人似乎感到已经触到了不可知的深渊中险恶的淤泥；
• It even let me forget the previous encounter with the injustice and resentment, let me forget the sinister face of the Internet environment, the challenges and frustrations.
  这甚至让我忘记了以前碰到的冤枉和委屈，也让我忘记了险恶的互联网环境中遭遇的挑战和坎坷。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In your remarks you allude to certain sinister development.
  你在讲话中暗示某种不祥的事要发生。
• He actually saw that Jean valjean, that sinister face, before him.
  他确实看见了冉阿让的那副凶恶面孔出现在他前面。
• The sinister and vicious robbers kidnapped the professor.
  歹毒的强盗绑架了教授。
• An evil and dreadful and sinister place.
  一个不祥的、可怕的、凶险的地方。
• His sinister look frightened them.
  他那阴险的神情吓坏了他们。