Sin refers to an action or behavior that violates divine or moral laws, considered an offense against God. It can also describe doing something morally wrong as a verb. Colloquially, it can mean cohabiting without marriage or something highly disapproved of.
Sin (罪;罪过;罪孽) is an action or type of behavior believed to break the laws of God or be morally wrong. It can also be used as a verb meaning to commit such an act. Slang usage includes living together without being married ('living in sin'), and as an informal term for something disapproved of.
[N-VAR 可变名词]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.
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。
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?
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mortal sin
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[VERB 动词]犯戒律;犯过失 If you sin, you do something that is believed to break the laws of God.
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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。
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。
sinner
I am a sinner and I need to repent of my sins.
我是个罪人,必须忏悔我的罪过。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
...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。
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[PHRASE 短语]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.
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She was living in sin with her boyfriend.
她和男友同居。
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a multitude of sins→see:
multitude
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sinsinssinnedsinningnoun1[countable ]an offence against God or against a religious or moral law 罪,罪恶,罪过(对神的冒犯或对宗教戒律、道德规范的违犯)◆to commit a sin犯罪◆Confess your sins to God and he will forgive you.向上帝忏悔,上帝就会宽恕你。◆The Bible says that stealing is a sin.《圣经》上说偷盗有罪。☞collocationsat
religion
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mortal sin
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original sin
2[uncountable ]the act of breaking a religious or moral law 罪行,犯罪(违犯宗教戒律、道德规范的行为)◆a life of sin罪过的一生3[countable , usually singular ]( informal) an action that people strongly disapprove of 过错;过失;恶行◆It's a sin to waste taxpayers' money like that.这样挥霍纳税人的钱太不应该。☞see also
sinful
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sinner
IDIOMSbe/do sth for your sins( informal,humorous) ( especially BrE) used to say that sth that sb does is like a punishment (表示所做的事无异于惩罚)自作自受,活该◆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 ˈsin( informal) used to emphasize that sb is very unhappy or ugly 可怜得╱难看得要命☞more at
multitude
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live
1verb(-nn-)[intransitive ]to break a religious or moral law 犯戒律;犯过失◆Forgive me, Lord, for I have sinned.主啊,宽恕我吧,我犯了罪。sinagainst sb/sth ◆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。abbreviation( mathematics 数) sine正弦sin/sɪn; NAmEsɪn/SIN/ˌes aɪ ˈen; NAmEˌes aɪ ˈen/abbreviation( CanE) Social Insurance NumberSIN/ˌes aɪ ˈen; NAmEˌes aɪ ˈen/
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1[countable, uncountable] an action that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against Godsin of the sin of pride She needed to confess her sins and ask for forgiveness. He knew that he had committed a terrible sin.the seven deadly sins (=seven bad feelings or desires, in the Christian religion)2 a sin informal something that you think is very wrongit is a sin (to do something) There’s so much lovely food here, it would be a sin to waste it.3live in sin old-fashioned if two people live in sin, they live together in a sexual relationship without being married4as miserable/ugly/guilty as sin spoken very unhappy, ugly, or guilty: I saw Margaret this morning looking as miserable as sin.5for my sins British English spoken an expression used to suggest jokingly that you have to do something as a punishment: I work at head office now, for my sins. → sinful → cover/hide a multitude of sins
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COLLOCATIONSverbscommit 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.phrasesthe seven deadly sins (=seven bad feelings or desires, in the Christian religion, for example greed or too much pride)adjectivesa 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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sinsin2 verb (past tense and past participle sinned, present participle sinning) [intransitive]
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1to do something that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against Godsin against You have sinned against God.2be more sinned against than sinning old-fashioned used to say that someone should not be blamed for what they have done wrong, because they have been badly treated by other people
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the written abbreviation of sine
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[sɪn]sinned, sinning, sins
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犯罪(76%),原罪(24%)
n.罪恶;罪孽;过失
vt.犯罪
vi.犯罪;犯过失
n.(Sin)人名;(罗)西恩;(匈)欣;(柬、阿拉伯)辛;(缅)信
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