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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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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。
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sinful cover/hide a multitude of sins at multitude(4), → cardinal sin, mortal sin, original sin
nCOLLOCATIONS
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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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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sin3 technical  
the written abbreviation of sine / sine 的书面缩写 ,正弦
Origin sin1
Old English synn
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