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

• I could see nothing sinister about him.
  我看不出他身上有什么诡秘的迹象。
• 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 sinister and crafty speculator.
  他是一个险诈的投机商。
• 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。
• His sinister look frightened them.
  他那阴险的神情吓坏了他们。
• 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。
• The sinister and vicious robbers kidnapped the professor.
  歹毒的强盗绑架了教授。
• 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。
• 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。
• It was more barbaric and sinister than one could have imagined.
  它的野蛮和险恶大大超过人们的想象。