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

• 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。
• 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 showed his sinister motive at last.
  他终于露出了他那邪恶的用心。
• But hereafter several so-called scholar writer's sinister view, causes me to think sorrowfully especially.
  而此后几个所谓学者文人的阴险的论调，尤使我觉得悲哀。
• His sinister look frightened them.
  他那阴险的神情吓坏了他们。
• 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。
• 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。
• An evil and dreadful and sinister place.
  一个不祥的、可怕的、凶险的地方。
• 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。
• The sinister atmosphere of the place left an indelible imprint on my memory.
  此处不祥的氛围在我的记忆中刻下了不可磨灭的印记。