sinister
- adj.邪恶的;险恶的;不祥的;有凶兆的
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- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
- a baleful look
- forbidding thunderclouds
- his tone became menacing
- ominous rumblings of discontent
- sinister storm clouds
- a sinister smile
- his threatening behavior
- ugly black clouds
- the situation became ugly
- Synonym: baleful forbidding menacing minacious minatory ominous threatening
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- on or starting from the wearer's left
- bar sinister
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- stemming from evil characteristics or forces;wicked or dishonorable
- black deeds
- a black lie
- his black heart has concocted yet another black deed
- Darth Vader of the dark side
- a dark purpose
- dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility
- the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hard
- Synonym: black dark
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I thought her speech had slightly sinister undertones .
我认为她的演讲有点不祥的意味。
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I confess that in my mind the whole Japanese menace lay in a sinister twilight , compared with our other needs .
我承认,我觉得整个日本的威胁比起我们的别种需要来,是处在不祥的朦胧状态中的。
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There was something cold and sinister about him .
他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉。
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There is another , more sinister , possibility .
还有另一种更糟糕的可能。
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One speaker today called the plan diabolical and sinister .
今天一名发言人称该计划阴险恶毒。
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There is nothing sinister or conspiratorial about the export licensing system .
这种出口许可制度没有任何阴险或者见不得人的东西。
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The more sinister explanation is that he is about to make mischief in the Middle East again
更为险恶的解释是,他准备再次在中东地区制造事端。
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Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives .
他们的建议不仅一钱不值,而且包藏祸心。
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He was a sinister and crafty speculator .
他是一个险诈的投机商。
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This chap 's very sinister .
这个人真阴。
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When I faced difficult work , like thinking through an article idea or editing the same draft for the hundredth time , for example , a more sinister screen would draw me in .
当我面对困难的工作的时候,比如思考文章构思或者上百次修改书稿的时候,邪恶的屏幕会吸引我的注意力。
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There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes .
在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
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In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design .
在你的谈话中,你提到了某个阴谋。
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But the rejected lover or mate cannot afford to believe that his beloved has freely turned away from him — and so he ascribes sinister or magical properties to the interloper .
但是,遭离弃的情人或配偶无法相信她的心上人是自由地背离他的——因而他归咎于插足者心术不正或迷人有招。
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The sinister political situation would make economic problems worse than today .
险恶的政局准会让经济问题比今天还要糟糕得多。
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There was something sinister about the power of that man .
那个人的本领可真有点令人发瘳。
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The uses of such information seem both promising and sinister .
此类信息的使用,似乎既有前途,又可能带来灾难。
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Events began to take on a more sinister aspect .
事情开始呈现较为不祥的征兆。
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And although Mr Khazendar 's poetry can be serious or sinister - one ,
尽管Khazendar的诗作可能严肃而且恐怖,
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I could see nothing sinister about him .
我看不出他身上有什么诡秘的迹象。
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The hacktivists may do most damage by providing cover for more sinister efforts .
黑客活动因为为一些更为恶性的行为提供屏蔽而造成了更多伤害。
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He could be using the story as a cloak for more sinister activities .
他可能利用这报导作为掩饰更邪恶活动的幌子。
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The Economist seems bent on making all China 's foreign investments look sinister .
《经济学人》好象总认为中国对外投资就是狐狸给公鸡拜年。
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There was a sinister quality in her voice .
她的语气中有些不祥的感觉。
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The two of them were silent , faces set in a sinister cast .
那两个人都板着脸一声不吭像是十分阴险。
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While violent acts by bad ones were most often dark or sinister .
反之,对反面人物暴力行为的刻画却是邪恶、灾难性的。
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A rather sinister figure was walking about behind the bushes .
一个凶险叵测的人影正在树丛后面逛荡。
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With a sinister notion about what the United States stands for !
以小人之腹度美国之心!
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He showed his sinister motive at last .
他终于露出了他那邪恶的用心。
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But for him the more sinister development is that such language has taken root in political discourse .
但对汉弗莱斯来说,这类语言后来逐渐扎根于政治演说中,这才是更具有“灾难性”的发展。