deadly sin

英 [ˌdedli ˈsɪn]

美 [ˌdedli ˈsɪn]

n.  七罪宗之一，大罪(基督教指罪恶的根源)

牛津词典

noun

• 七罪宗之一，大罪（基督教指罪恶的根源）
  one of the seven actions for which you can go to hell, in Christian tradition
  1. Greed is one of the seven deadly sins .
     贪婪是七罪宗之一。

英英释义

noun

• an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace
  1. theologians list seven mortal sins
  Synonym:mortal sin

双语例句

• There was one deadly sin at the rink.
  有个人死在溜冰场上。
• I am, God help me, all unworthy, but your mirth is a deadly sin.
  我个人嘛，上帝保佑，是微不足道的，然而你们这样起哄却是一桩大罪。
• Gluttony is a deadly sin.
  暴饮暴食是七宗罪之一。
• Envy is not just a deadly sin, it is also an emotional reality.
  嫉妒不单是一种致命的原罪，还是一种实实在在的感情。
• Tempted by a dream of happiness, he had yielded himself with deliberate choice, as he had never done before, to what he knew was deadly sin.
  他受着幸福的梦境的诱惑，经过周密的选择，居然前所未有地屈从于明知是罪大恶极的行径。
• Is considered as the eighth deadly sin.
  被认为是第八大重罪。
• The fifth deadly SINS: the sin, form if the snail, defeat by weight, the worry, hand and foot, is bound.
  第五宗罪：杞人忧天罪，形如蜗牛，负于重物，杞人忧天，忧心忡忡，手脚皆束缚。
• You see a deadly sin on almost every street corner, and in every home, literally.
  你到处可看到死罪，在街头，在每个家中。
• So modern envy seems to be bad-but it doesn't have to be. Researchers are finding that, if approached the right way, there can actually be an upside to this deadly sin.
  这样看来，现代嫉妒心理似乎是有害的――但它不一定就是如此。研究人员发现，如果处理得当的话，这种罪孽其实也有有利的一面。
• We see a deadly sin on every street corner* In every home.
  我们在每个街角、在每个家中都看到死罪。