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

• This chap's very sinister.
  这个人真阴。
• He showed his sinister motive at last.
  他终于露出了他那邪恶的用心。
• 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。
• An evil and dreadful and sinister place.
  一个不祥的、可怕的、凶险的地方。
• He was a person with sinister designs.
  他是个心术不正的人。
• 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 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。
• Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.
  他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。
• A couple of months ago, I would have seen this as a sinister act of denial.
  换作几个月前，我会将这看作不祥的否认行为。
• There is nothing sinister in this.
  这中间不存在任何险恶阴谋。