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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There is nothing sinister or conspiratorial about the export licensing system.
  这种出口许可制度没有任何阴险或者见不得人的东西。
• 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；
• During the Romanesque, sinister and depressing fears of the last judgement dominated such depictions.
  在最后判决的罗马，险恶和沮丧恐惧主导的描写。
• 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。
• His sinister look frightened them.
  他那阴险的神情吓坏了他们。
• An evil and dreadful and sinister place.
  一个不祥的、可怕的、凶险的地方。