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TOEFL BNC: 3651 COCA: 3285

sin

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Related topics: Religion
sin1 /sɪn/ ●●○ noun  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]RRBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONS an action that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against God 〔违犯宗教法规的〕罪，罪恶，罪孽
sin of
 the sin of pride
傲慢之罪
 She needed to confess her sins and ask for forgiveness.
她需要忏悔罪过，请求宽恕。
 He knew that he had committed a terrible sin.
他知道自己犯下了可怕的罪行。
the seven deadly sins (=seven bad feelings or desires, in the Christian religion) 〔基督教里的〕七大罪，七宗罪
2  a sin informal something that you think is very wrong 过错，罪过
it is a sin (to do something)
 There’s so much lovely food here, it would be a sin to waste it.
这里有这么多的美食，浪费的话真是罪过。
3. live in sin old-fashionedRELATIONSHIP if two people live in sin, they live together in a sexual relationship without being married 〔未婚男女〕同居，姘居
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live in sin• We were, after all, living in sin, and she was a devoted Catholic.
4  as miserable/ugly/guilty as sin spokenVERY very unhappy, ugly, or guilty 非常不愉快/难看/内疚
 I saw Margaret this morning looking as miserable as sin.
今天早晨我看见玛格丽特很不高兴的样子。
5  for my sins British EnglishBrE spokenXX an expression used to suggest jokingly that you have to do something as a punishment 自作自受，活该，自作孽〔用于自嘲〕
 I work at head office now, for my sins.
现在我到总部上班了，真是自作自受。
Examples from the Corpus
for my sins• I am Araminta Merchiston, Lady Merchiston's daughter - for my sins!• And because of this he has paid the price for my sins and your sins.
→ sinful → cover/hide a multitude of sins at multitude(4), → cardinal sin, mortal sin, original sin
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
commit a sin
He has committed a grave sin.
confess your sins
He knelt and confessed his sins to God.
forgive sins
God has forgiven all my sins.
repent (of) your sins (=be sorry you committed them)
I sincerely repent of my sins.
phrases
the seven deadly sins (=seven bad feelings or desires, in the Christian religion, for example greed or too much pride)
adjectives
a great sin
Possibly the greatest sin you can be guilty of is not speaking out against cruelty or injustice when you see it.
a besetting sin literary (=one that you keep committing)
Drunkenness was his besetting sin.
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sin• The Bible says adultery is a sin.• All things were possible; anyone could get rich; the cardinal sin was doubt.• I wanted to confess my sin.• Death and darkness can be experienced as guilt because of sin or depression and paralysing imprisonment of spirit.• Like conscientious believers everywhere they confess a wide range of sins of omission and commission.• the sin of greed• All the same, as Father Peter said, even the neediest people must not have their sins condoned.• These sins may be seen to menace lineage identity and solidarity - the paramount Nuer virtues.• No one is completely without sin.• Self-interest was the worst sin and slaveholding was the worst form of self-interest.
the seven deadly sins• I noticed with amusement that the tapestries hanging there illustrated the seven deadly sins.• One of the Seven Deadly Sins and the one most often fatal to the great ones.• He felt as if he had been led through the seven deadly sins one by one, with lust leading the way.
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sin2 verb (sinned, sinning) [intransitiveI]  
1  RRBAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSto do something that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against God 〔宗教上〕犯罪，违反教规
sin against
 You have sinned against God.
你违背上帝的旨意犯了罪。
2. be more sinned against than sinning old-fashionedBLAME# used to say that someone should not be blamed for what they have done wrong, because they have been badly treated by other people 人负己甚于己负人，过错无多而报应太重〔指所受的不公超过所犯的过失〕
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sin• I sinned and brought shame down on all of us.• Paul is saying to an engaged couple that neither the man nor the woman sins if they marry.• You have sinned, Jimbo, I told myself out loud, but it is never too late to repent.• She had sinned so much, could she ever find salvation?
sin against• He has sinned against God.
sin3 technical  
the written abbreviation of sine / sine 的书面缩写 ，正弦
Origin sin1
Old English synn
sin1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1sin2 verbsin3
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TOEFL BNC: 3651 COCA: 3285
sin

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIN | SIN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤cardinal, deadly, mortal不可饒恕的大罪（七宗罪之一）；應被罰入地獄的罪孽；靈魂無法得救的罪孽➤egregious, grave, great, grievous, heinous極大的罪過；罪大惡極；滔天大罪▸➤unforgivable, unpardonable不可饒恕的罪過▸➤venial（可恕的）小罪▸➤original原罪◇the Christian doctrine of original sin基督教有關原罪的教義➤past過去的罪過◇We have repented for past sins. Now it's time to move on.我們已為過去的過錯懺悔，現在該移步前行了。VERB + SIN➤commit犯下罪過▸➤confess懺悔罪過◇They had confessed their sins and done their penance.他們已經告罪並作了補贖。➤repent悔過➤expiate贖罪◇They would have to expiate their sins through suffering.他們將必須經歷苦難來贖罪。➤wash away洗刷罪過◇The holy water washes away their sins.聖水洗去他們的罪過。➤forgive寬恕罪過➤punish懲罰罪過➤consider sth視⋯為罪過◇It's considered a sin to be disrespectful to your parents.對父母不敬是一種罪過。◇Usury is considered a sin.高利盤剝是一種罪過。SIN + NOUN➤tax (especially NAmE) （對不健康產品徵收的）罪孽稅◇sin taxes on cigarettes and alcohol對煙酒額外徵收的罪孽稅➤bin (BrE, sport體育) （尤指冰球的）受罰席◇Both sides lost a player to the sin bin just before the interval.中場休息之前兩隊各有一名隊員被罰下場。PREPOSITION➤sin against針對⋯的罪◇a sin against God對上帝犯的罪➤sin of⋯罪◇the sin of pride傲慢之罪PHRASES➤the forgiveness of sin, the forgiveness of sins對罪的寬恕◇We believe in the forgiveness of sins.我們篤信要寬恕他人的罪過。➤the seven deadly sins七宗罪◇Idleness, in her book, was possibly the deadliest of the seven deadly sins.在她看來，怠惰可能是七宗罪之首。➤a sin of commission (= doing sth you should not do) , a sin of omission (= not doing sth you should do) 干犯之罪；怠忽之罪➤the sins of the fathers父輩的罪過◇Our sons will pay for the sins of their fathers.我們的子孫將為他們父輩所犯的罪付出代價。➤the sins of the flesh (= sexual acts that you should not do) 肉慾之罪◇Even politicians are not immune from the sins of the flesh.即使是政治家也難免犯下肉慾之罪。
TOEFL BNC: 3651 COCA: 3285
sin noun
⇨ crime 2 (commit/forgive a sin) ⇨ evil (turn away from sin)
TOEFL BNC: 3651 COCA: 3285
sin
Beliefs and teachings common to more than one religion: absolution, angel, angelic...
Morally bad or wrong behaviour: evil, sin, wrong...
Morally good or correct: moral, correct, right...

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