4N-COUNT 罪恶;恶行;不道德的行为 A sin is any action or behaviour that people disapprove of or consider morally wrong. 罪恶;恶行;不道德的行为
...the sin of arrogant hard-heartedness.
傲慢无情的恶行
The ultimate sin was not infidelity, but public mention which led to scandal.
最大的罪过不是通奸而是公众议论,是它导致了丑闻的发生。
5PHRASE 同居 If you say that a man and a woman are living in sin, you mean that they are living together as a couple although they are not married. 同居 [old-fashioned]
I count religion but a childish toy And hold there is no sin but ignoranceChristopher MarloweThe Jew of Malta
Be sure your sin will find you outBible: Numbers
I used to be Snow White - but I driftedMae West
The wages of sin is deathBible: Romans
more sinn'd against than sinningWilliam ShakespeareKing Lear
All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent disposition to choose death when we ought to choose lifeRebecca WestTime and Tide
There's no such thing as an original sinElvis CostelloI'm not Angry
Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snowBible: Isaiah
He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewithBible: Ecclesiasticus
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in usBible: I John
It is public scandal that constitutes offence, and to sin in secret is not to sin at allMolièreLe Tartuffe
ADJECTIVE | VERB + SIN | SIN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤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。