/sɪn ||; sɪn/noun
[C,U] an action or way of behaving that is not allowed by a religion 触犯宗教戒律的行为;罪恶:
He believes it is a sin for two people to live together without being married.他认为两个人没有结婚而同居是罪孽。
sinverb [I] (sinning;sinned)
➔sinnernoun [C]
sin1/sIn; sIn/n 1 [C,U] something that is against religious laws〔违反宗教法规的〕罪﹐罪恶﹐罪孽: +of the sin of greed 贪婪罪He knew he’d committed a terrible sin . 他知道自己犯下了可怕的罪孽。2 a sininformal something that you think is very wrong【非正式】罪过﹐过错: It's a sin to waste good food. 浪费好好的食物是一种罪过。
sin2v [I] sinned , sinning to do something that is against religious laws〔宗教上〕犯罪﹐违反教规 —sinner n [C]
sinsinsinssinnedsinningnounsomething that your religion says you should not do, because it is very bad: Stealing is a sin.▶ sinverb (sins, sinning, sinned): He knew that he had sinned.