sin
n
1
(a) [U] the breaking of a religious or moral law 违背宗教或道德原则的恶行
a life of sin 不道德的生活.
(b) [C] offence against such a law (宗教或道德上的)罪, 罪恶, 罪孽: commit a sin 犯有罪恶
confess one's sins to a priest 向神父认罪忏悔
the sin of gluttony 贪食罪.
2 [C] action regarded as a serious fault or offence 严重过失
Being late is an unforgivable sin round here. 迟到在这儿是一种不可原谅的过错.
(joc 谑) It's a sin to stay indoors on such a fine day. 这样好的天气呆在家里实在是罪过.
3 (idm 习语) cover/hide a multitude of sins =>multitude. the deadly sins =>deadly. live in sin =>live2. (as) miserable/ugly as `sin (infml 口) very miserable/ugly 非常凄惨[丑陋]. sin, v (-nn-) [I, Ipr]
~ (against sth) commit a sin or sins; do wrong 犯有罪恶; 犯过错
It's human to sin. 犯过错是人之常情.
(fig 比喻) They sinned against the unwritten rules of the school. 他们违反了学校的不成文规定. sin, abbr 缩写 = (mathematics 数) sine. Cf 参看 cosabbr 缩写.
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没学好数学正弦函数(sin)是 罪过 网友:yqy 补充:太阳(son)底下的黑恶(sin)
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*[sin]n. 罪, 犯罪, 过失, 失礼vt. 犯vi. 犯【法】 罪, 罪行, 犯罪相关词组: like sin hate the enemy like sin live in sin
Shylock must promise to leave the money upon his death to his daughter and her husband.
夏洛克必须答应在他死后把这笔财产留给他的女儿和女婿。
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大,但人口却少得多。
Other types of bee make their nests in holes in the ground.