sin

US [sɪn]
UK [sɪn]
  • n.罪;罪行;过失;过错
  • abbr.正弦
  • v.犯戒律;犯过失
  • Web新加坡(Singapore);原罪;罪恶
Plural Form:sins  Past Tense:sinned  Present Participle:sinning  
Sin
n.
— see also
sinful
,
sinner
1.
[c]
罪,罪恶,罪过(对神的冒犯或对宗教戒律、道德规范的违犯)an offence against God or against a religious or moral law
to commit a sin
犯罪
Confess your sins to God and he will forgive you.
向上帝忏悔,上帝就会宽恕你。
The Bible says that stealing is a sin.
《圣经》上说偷盗有罪。
2.
[u]
罪行,犯罪(违犯宗教戒律、道德规范的行为)the act of breaking a religious or moral law
a life of sin
罪过的一生
3.
[c][ususing]
(informal)
过错;过失;恶行an action that people strongly disapprove of
It's a sin to waste taxpayers' money like that.
这样挥霍纳税人的钱太不应该。
IDM
She works with us in Accounts, for her sins!
她跟我们一样也在财务室做事,活该如此!
be/do sth for your sins
(informal)
(表示所做的事无异于惩罚)自作自受,活该used to say that sth that sb does is like a punishment
She works with us in Accounts, for her sins!
她跟我们一样也在财务室做事,活该如此!
(as) miserable/ugly as sin
(informal)
可怜得╱难看得要命used to emphasize that sb is very unhappy or ugly
v.
1.
[i]
犯戒律;犯过失to break a religious or moral law
Forgive me, Lord, for I have sinned.
主啊,宽恕我吧,我犯了罪。
He was more sinned against than sinning(= although he did wrong, other people treated him even worse) .
他过错无多而报应太重。
abbr.
1.
正弦sine

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