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

• His sinister look frightened them.
  他那阴险的神情吓坏了他们。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• I could see nothing sinister about him.
  我看不出他身上有什么诡秘的迹象。
• It even let me forget the previous encounter with the injustice and resentment, let me forget the sinister face of the Internet environment, the challenges and frustrations.
  这甚至让我忘记了以前碰到的冤枉和委屈，也让我忘记了险恶的互联网环境中遭遇的挑战和坎坷。
• Then we see several sinister shots of clowns and a magicians hat.
  然后我们看到几个小丑，和一顶魔法师的帽子，这些镜头预示着邪恶事端即将上演。