/sɪn; sɪn/
n
1 (a) [U] the breaking of a religious or moral law 违背宗教或道德原则的恶行
*a life of sin 不道德的生活.
(b) [C] offence against such a law （宗教或道德上的）罪, 罪恶, 罪孽
*commit a sin 犯有罪恶
* confess one's sins to a priest 向神父认罪忏悔
* the sin of gluttony 贪食罪.
2 [C] action regarded as a serious fault or offence 严重过失
*Being late is an unforgivable sin round here. 迟到在这儿是一种不可原谅的过错.
* (joc 谑) It's a sin to stay indoors on such a fine day. 这样好的天气呆在家里实在是罪过.
3 (idm 习语) cover/hide a multitude of sins =>multitude. the deadly sins =>deadly. live in sin =>live2. (as) miserable/ugly as `sin (infml 口) very miserable/ugly 非常凄惨[丑陋].

v (-nn-) [I, Ipr] ~ (against sth) commit a sin or sins; do wrong 犯有罪恶; 犯过错
*It's human to sin. 犯过错是人之常情.
* (fig 比喻) They sinned against the unwritten rules of the school. 他们违反了学校的不成文规定.

abbr 缩写 = (mathematics 数) sine. Cf 参看 cosabbr 缩写.

Burnett County is a county located in the U.S.