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

• He was a sinister and crafty speculator.
  他是一个险诈的投机商。
• I could see nothing sinister about him.
  我看不出他身上有什么诡秘的迹象。
• 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。
• Why should I be proud of such a father& the most vicious, sinister and merciless god?
  死神是最狠毒，最阴险，最无情的神啊，我应该高兴？
• 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。
• 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。
• There is nothing sinister or conspiratorial about the export licensing system.
  这种出口许可制度没有任何阴险或者见不得人的东西。
• One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.
  今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。
• The sinister and vicious robbers kidnapped the professor.
  歹毒的强盗绑架了教授。
• 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。