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

• 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；
• 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。
• One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.
  今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。
• A couple of months ago, I would have seen this as a sinister act of denial.
  换作几个月前，我会将这看作不祥的否认行为。
• He could be using the story as a cloak for more sinister activities.
  他可能利用这报导作为掩饰更邪恶活动的幌子。
• 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。
• I could see nothing sinister about him.
  我看不出他身上有什么诡秘的迹象。
• The sinister and vicious robbers kidnapped the professor.
  歹毒的强盗绑架了教授。
• He was a sinister and crafty speculator.
  他是一个险诈的投机商。
• 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。