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sin n.[俗] 违背习俗,不合情理之事,过失,罪过,[数学] 正弦函数 The most common definition of sin is religious: it's an immoral act against God or divine law. Any serious offense, even if it's not religious, can be called a sin, and so can something less serious if you're talking about it in a joking way, as in, "You've got to buy those shoes — it would be an absolute sin not to." In math, sin is the abbreviation of sine, the trigonometric function. ★★☆☆☆ 2006.5

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[sin] You might not want to be the one at the party who takes the last piece of cake, but then again, it would be a sin to let it sit there, uneaten. A sin is a deeply regrettable action. Gambling has been a common feature of American life forever, but for a long time it was broadly considered a sin, or a social disease. 1[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？2See also:cardinal sin；mortal sin；  3[VERB 动词]犯戒律；犯过失 If you sin, you do something that is believed to break the laws of God.   [V against n]  [V]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。sinnerI am a sinner and I need to repent of my sins.我是个罪人，必须忏悔我的罪过。4[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。5[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.   [V inflects]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]She was living in sin with her boyfriend.她和男友同居。6  a multitude of sins→see: multitude；

英语单词	sin
英美音标	[sin]
中文释义	n.[俗] 违背习俗,不合情理之事,过失,罪过,[数学] 正弦函数
vocab简明	You might not want to be the one at the party who takes the last piece of cake, but then again, it would be a sin to let it sit there, uneaten. A sin is a deeply regrettable action.
vocab扩展	The most common definition of sin is religious: it's an immoral act against God or divine law. Any serious offense, even if it's not religious, can be called a sin, and so can something less serious if you're talking about it in a joking way, as in, "You've got to buy those shoes — it would be an absolute sin not to." In math, sin is the abbreviation of sine, the trigonometric function.
真题原句	Gambling has been a common feature of American life forever, but for a long time it was broadly considered a sin, or a social disease.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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？ 2 See also:cardinal sin ；mortal sin ； 3 [VERB 动词]犯戒律；犯过失 If you sin, you do something that is believed to break the laws of God. [V against n] [V] 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。 4 [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。 5 [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. [V inflects] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时] She was living in sin with her boyfriend. 她和男友同居。 6 a multitude of sins→see: multitude ；
来源	2006.5

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