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

• 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。
• 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。
• I could see nothing sinister about him.
  我看不出他身上有什么诡秘的迹象。
• The sinister and vicious robbers kidnapped the professor.
  歹毒的强盗绑架了教授。
• He showed his sinister motive at last.
  他终于露出了他那邪恶的用心。
• This chap's very sinister.
  这个人真阴。
• He now recollected the place and its sinister character.
  现在，他想起了这个地方和它那阴险的特点了。
• He was a person with sinister designs.
  他是个心术不正的人。
• There is nothing sinister in this.
  这中间不存在任何险恶阴谋。
• 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。