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

• I could see nothing sinister about him.
  我看不出他身上有什么诡秘的迹象。
• One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister.
  今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。
• 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。
• His sinister look frightened them.
  他那阴险的神情吓坏了他们。
• An evil and dreadful and sinister place.
  一个不祥的、可怕的、凶险的地方。
• 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。
• 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。
• One fancied that one had touched the sinister ooze of unknown depths;
  人似乎感到已经触到了不可知的深渊中险恶的淤泥；
• The more sinister explanation is that he is about to make mischief in the Middle East again
  更为险恶的解释是，他准备再次在中东地区制造事端。