[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]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。
...a sinister and frightening place.
一个邪恶而恐怖的地方
...the illegal and sinister trade in stolen cultural artefacts.
非法而且邪恶的被盗文物买卖
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sin·is·ter/ˈsɪnɪstə(r); NAmEˈsɪnɪstər/adjectiveseeming evil or dangerous; making you think sth bad will happen 邪恶的;险恶的;不祥的;有凶兆的◆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。sin·is·ter/ˈsɪnɪstə(r); NAmEˈsɪnɪstər/
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sinistersin‧is‧ter /ˈsɪnɪstə $ -ər/ ●○○ adjective
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making you feel that something evil, dangerous, or illegal is happening or will happenthere is something/nothing sinister about somebody/something There was something sinister about Mr Scott’s death. There is a sinister side to these events. He was a handsome man, in a sinister sort of way. a sinister atmosphere
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