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sinister

美 [ˈsɪnɪstər]英 [ˈsɪnɪstə(r)]
  • adj.邪恶的;险恶的;不祥的;有凶兆的
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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

There was something cold and sinister about him.

他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉。

There is another, more sinister, possibility.

还有另一种更糟糕的可能。

sinister

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  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 邪恶的;有害的;不祥的
    Something that is sinister seems evil or harmful.

    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。

adj

1
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
a baleful look
forbidding thunderclouds
his tone became menacing
ominous rumblings of discontent
sinister storm clouds
a sinister smile
his threatening behavior
ugly black clouds
the situation became ugly
Synonym: baleful forbidding menacing minacious minatory ominous threatening
2
on or starting from the wearer's left
bar sinister
3
stemming from evil characteristics or forces;wicked or dishonorable
black deeds
a black lie
his black heart has concocted yet another black deed
Darth Vader of the dark side
a dark purpose
dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility
the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hard
Synonym: black dark

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  1. I thought her speech had slightly sinister undertones .

    我认为她的演讲有点不祥的意味。

  2. I confess that in my mind the whole Japanese menace lay in a sinister twilight , compared with our other needs .

    我承认,我觉得整个日本的威胁比起我们的别种需要来,是处在不祥的朦胧状态中的。

  3. There was something cold and sinister about him .

    他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉。

  4. There is another , more sinister , possibility .

    还有另一种更糟糕的可能。

  5. One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister .

    今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。

  6. 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。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. He was a sinister and crafty speculator .

    他是一个险诈的投机商。

  10. This chap 's very sinister .

    这个人真阴。

  11. When I faced difficult work , like thinking through an article idea or editing the same draft for the hundredth time , for example , a more sinister screen would draw me in .

    当我面对困难的工作的时候,比如思考文章构思或者上百次修改书稿的时候,邪恶的屏幕会吸引我的注意力。

  12. There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes .

    在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。

  13. In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design .

    在你的谈话中,你提到了某个阴谋。

  14. But the rejected lover or mate cannot afford to believe that his beloved has freely turned away from him — and so he ascribes sinister or magical properties to the interloper .

    但是,遭离弃的情人或配偶无法相信她的心上人是自由地背离他的——因而他归咎于插足者心术不正或迷人有招。

  15. The sinister political situation would make economic problems worse than today .

    险恶的政局准会让经济问题比今天还要糟糕得多。

  16. There was something sinister about the power of that man .

    那个人的本领可真有点令人发瘳。

  17. The uses of such information seem both promising and sinister .

    此类信息的使用,似乎既有前途,又可能带来灾难。

  18. Events began to take on a more sinister aspect .

    事情开始呈现较为不祥的征兆。

  19. And although Mr Khazendar 's poetry can be serious or sinister - one ,

    尽管Khazendar的诗作可能严肃而且恐怖,

  20. I could see nothing sinister about him .

    我看不出他身上有什么诡秘的迹象。

  21. The hacktivists may do most damage by providing cover for more sinister efforts .

    黑客活动因为为一些更为恶性的行为提供屏蔽而造成了更多伤害。

  22. He could be using the story as a cloak for more sinister activities .

    他可能利用这报导作为掩饰更邪恶活动的幌子。

  23. The Economist seems bent on making all China 's foreign investments look sinister .

    《经济学人》好象总认为中国对外投资就是狐狸给公鸡拜年。

  24. There was a sinister quality in her voice .

    她的语气中有些不祥的感觉。

  25. The two of them were silent , faces set in a sinister cast .

    那两个人都板着脸一声不吭像是十分阴险。

  26. While violent acts by bad ones were most often dark or sinister .

    反之,对反面人物暴力行为的刻画却是邪恶、灾难性的。

  27. A rather sinister figure was walking about behind the bushes .

    一个凶险叵测的人影正在树丛后面逛荡。

  28. With a sinister notion about what the United States stands for !

    以小人之腹度美国之心!

  29. He showed his sinister motive at last .

    他终于露出了他那邪恶的用心。

  30. But for him the more sinister development is that such language has taken root in political discourse .

    但对汉弗莱斯来说,这类语言后来逐渐扎根于政治演说中,这才是更具有“灾难性”的发展。