sin 1 S2 / sɪn / 名词

1 [可数和不可数名词] an action that is against religious rules and is considered to be an offence against God

sin 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 wrong

it is a sin (to do something)

There’s so much lovely food here, it would be a sin to waste it.

3 live in sin old-fashioned if two people live in sin, they live together in a sexual relationship without being married

4 as miserable/ugly/guilty as sin especially British English spoken very unhappy, ugly, or guilty :

I saw Margaret this morning looking as miserable as sin.

5 for my sins especially 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 at multitude ( 4 ) , → cardinal sin , mortal sin , original sin

COLLOCATIONS

动词

commit 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.

短语

the seven deadly sins (= seven bad feelings or desires, in the Christian religion, for example greed or too much pride )

形容词

a 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.