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

• He was a sinister and crafty speculator.
  他是一个险诈的投机商。
• Why should I be proud of such a father& the most vicious, sinister and merciless god?
  死神是最狠毒，最阴险，最无情的神啊，我应该高兴？
• 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。
• 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 was a person with sinister designs.
  他是个心术不正的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• We sense he's up to no good, yet we never see him actually do anything sinister.
  虽然我们从没有看见他做过什么阴险的事，但仍然感觉到他不怀好意。
• 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。