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单词 sinister
释义
sinister
(sɪnɪstəʳ )
adjective
Something that is sinister seems evil or harmful.
There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing.
...a sinister and frightening place.
...the illegal and sinister trade in stolen cultural artefacts.
Synonyms: threatening, evil, menacing, forbidding  
Collocations:
sinister forces
Then sinister forces step in to make mayhem.
The Sun
But are sinister forces at work and should she just go home to safety?
The Sun
Second, if, in the process, they become a personality, how do they resist becoming a tool of more sophisticated and sinister forces?
Times, Sunday Times
Acacia begins like many epic fantasies with a peaceful kingdom threatened by sinister forces, but it quickly unfolds into something far more complex.
Times, Sunday Times
Then his employers, and behind them the intelligence services, the government and other, sinister forces, pile on the pressure.
Times, Sunday Times
sinister purpose
She noticed a white residue in the drink he gave her, had it analysed and discovered its sinister purpose.
The Sun
Or did one of the men, at least, have a more sinister purpose?
The Sun
Some claimed that 'chem-trails' were sprayed into the atmosphere by aircraft to spread chemicals for sinister purposes.
Times, Sunday Times
sinister tone
What he thought was a routine examination after a skiing accident, which had left him with a rib injury, took on a sinister tone.
Times, Sunday Times
Even fairly innocuous gestures, wanting to hug her, for example, assume a sinister tone.
Times, Sunday Times
This ensemble creates the sinister tone appropriate for the episode's mood.
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However, she notes that, unlike those adaptations, the sinister tone of the period pieces could lend itself the label of a feel bad heritage television drama.
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Recognise those dulcet yet slightly sinister tones in the narration?
Times, Sunday Times
sinister turn
That's embarrassing enough but now things have taken a sinister turn.
The Sun
Then, in 2003, she went to an underground club and her life took a sinister turn.
The Sun
This symbolism took a somewhat sinister turn with the rise of industry in the 19th century.
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In recent years things have taken a more sinister turn.
Times,Sunday Times
Last week a backlash against the protests took a more sinister turn.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 险恶的
Japanese: 不吉な
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