sinister
英 [ˈsɪnɪstə(r)]
美 [ˈsɪnɪstər]
adj. 邪恶的; 险恶的; 不祥的; 有凶兆的
复数：sinisters
Collins.2 / BNC.6953 / COCA.9576
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- There was something cold and sinister about him.
他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉。 - There is another, more sinister, possibility.
还有另一种更糟糕的可能。
- There was something cold and sinister about him.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 邪恶的;有害的;不祥的
Something that issinisterseems evil or harmful.- 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。 - ...a sinister and frightening place.
一个邪恶而恐怖的地方 - ...the illegal and sinister trade in stolen cultural artefacts.
非法而且邪恶的被盗文物买卖
- There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.
双语例句
- He showed his sinister motive at last.
他终于露出了他那邪恶的用心。 - Meanwhile, sinister or wicked characters may represent aspects of ourselves that have been neglected or rejected.
同时，邪恶或不道德的角色可能代表的是我们自身那些被忽略或被抹杀掉的方面。 - 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。 - 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。 - He was a person with sinister designs.
他是个心术不正的人。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。