sin

noun

1. 罪，罪恶，罪过（对神的违犯或对宗教戒律、道德规范的违犯）
   an offence against God or against a religious or moral law
   1. to commit a sin
      犯罪
   2. Confess your sins to God and he will forgive you.
      向上帝忏悔，上帝就会宽恕你。
   3. The Bible says that stealing is a sin.
      《圣经》上说偷盗有罪。
2. 罪行，犯罪（违犯宗教戒律、道德规范的行为）
   the act of breaking a religious or moral law
   1. a life of sin
      罪过的一生
3. 过错；过失；恶行
   an action that people strongly disapprove of
   1. It's a sin to waste taxpayers' money like that.
      这样挥霍纳税人的钱太不应该。

verb

1. 犯戒律；犯过失
   to break a religious or moral law
   1. Forgive me, Lord, for I have sinned.
      主啊，宽恕我吧，我犯了罪。
   2. He was more sinned against than sinning (= although he did wrong, other people treated him even worse) .
      他过错无多而报应太重。

abbr.

1. 正弦
   sine

1. N-VAR 罪;罪过;罪孽
   Sin or a sin is an action or type of behaviour which is believed to break the laws of God.
   1. The Vatican's teaching on abortion is clear: it is a sin...
      罗马教廷对堕胎的教义非常清楚：这是罪过。
   2. Was it the sin of pride to have believed too much in themselves?
      他们过分自信，这是否犯了骄纵之罪？
2. See also: cardinal sin mortal sin
3. VERB 犯戒律;犯过失
   If you sin, you do something that is believed to break the laws of God.
   1. The Spanish Inquisition charged him with sinning against God and man...
      西班牙宗教法庭指控他亵渎上帝和人类。
   2. You have sinned and must repent your ways.
      你犯了罪，必须为你的所作所为作出忏悔。
4. N-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.
   1. ...the sin of arrogant hard-heartedness...
      傲慢无情的恶行
   2. 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。
5. PHRASE 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.
   1. She was living in sin with her boyfriend.
      她和男友同居。
6. a multitude of sins → see: multitude

1. I committed the physician's cardinal sin: I got involved with my patients.
   我犯了从医的大忌：跟病人有了感情纠葛。
2. Gluttony is a deadly sin.
   暴饮暴食是七宗罪之一。
3. The holiness of God reveals one's own sin
   上帝的神圣揭示世人自身的罪孽。
4. Chocolate equals sin in most people's lexicon.
   巧克力在大多数人的字典里等同于罪恶。
5. Adultery is a mortal sin.
   通奸是不可饶恕的罪孽。
6. She was baptized and she was pure and clean of sin.
   接受了洗礼的她纯洁无瑕。
7. I was about to sink into the quicksand of sin
   我就要陷入罪孽的深渊了。
8. The Vatican's teaching on abortion is clear: it is a sin
   罗马教廷对堕胎的教义非常清楚：这是罪过。
9. Was it the sin of pride to have believed too much in themselves?
   他们过分自信，这是否犯了骄纵之罪？
10. The Spanish Inquisition charged him with sinning against God and man
    西班牙宗教法庭指控他亵渎上帝和人类。
11. You have sinned and must repent your ways.
    你犯了罪，必须为你的所作所为作出忏悔。
12. 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。
13. She was living in sin with her boyfriend.
    她和男友同居。
14. She could smell the taint of sin in the most innocent of passions.
    哪怕是再纯真的恋情她也能从中嗅出罪恶的味道。
15. Treachery was the ultimate sin
    背叛是最不可饶恕的罪孽。
16. He has an abhorrence of sin [ evil].
    他嫉恶如仇。
17. What will you do to atone for this sin?
    你将做什么来赎这罪呢？
18. He atoned for his sin with life.
    他以生命赎罪。
19. My father has lived amidst human sin and misery without believing in them.
    我父亲生活在人类的罪恶和痛苦之中，而他自己还不相信。
20. Wages of sin is death.
    罪恶的代价就是死亡。
21. Envy is not just a deadly sin, it is also an emotional reality.
    嫉妒不单是一种致命的原罪，还是一种实实在在的感情。
22. Let me clarify, I love the church I love the bible and yes I believe in sin.
    请让我澄清，我爱教会，我爱圣经；是的，我也相信有罪。
23. Of course, it's not a sin to be married.
    当然了，结婚没有罪。
24. We all owe debts of sin and gospel.
    我们都欠了罪恶的债务和福音的债务。
25. What we, or they, have done is not a sin.
    我们和他们所作的事情都不是一种罪恶。
26. I am the sin of my father.
    我是我父亲的罪孽。
27. We sin because we are sinners.
    我们犯罪是因为我们是罪人。
28. Who is able to say, I have made my heart clean, I am free from my sin?
    谁能说，我洁净了我的心。我脱净了我的罪。
29. Adam and Even committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden.
    亚当和夏娃在中伊甸园吃了禁果后，产生了原罪。
30. The sin of envy and hate stirs up whole nations against each other.
    嫉妒和仇恨的罪激起了民族之间的敌视和对抗。

n.

be/do sth for your sins

• （表示所做的事无异于惩罚）自作自受，活该
  used to say that sth that sb does is like a punishment
  1. She works with us in Accounts, for her sins!
     她跟我们一样也在账务室做事，活该如此！

(as) miserable/ugly as sin

• 可怜得 / 难看得要命
  used to emphasize that sb is very unhappy or ugly

cover/hide a multitude of sins

• 掩藏实情；掩盖真相
  to hide the real situation or facts when these are not good or pleasant

live in sin

• 未婚同居；姘居
  to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married

noun

1. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

   Synonym:    sinning

2. violent and excited activity
   1. they began to fight like sin

   Synonym:    hell

3. estrangement from god

   Synonym:    sinfulnesswickedness

4. the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet

5. ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

   Synonym:    sine

verb

1. commit a sin

   Synonym:    transgresstrespass

2. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
   1. I blundered during the job interview

   Synonym:    drop the ballblunderboobgoof