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

• The sinister and vicious robbers kidnapped the professor.
  歹毒的强盗绑架了教授。
• This chap's very sinister.
  这个人真阴。
• 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。
• I could see nothing sinister about him.
  我看不出他身上有什么诡秘的迹象。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。