Word · Frequency #3651
sinned
犯下罪过;违背教规或道德
sinned is the past of sin.
commit a sin; violate a religious or moral law
- 1.
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
犯错误或严重失误
- 2.
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
犯罪;违反上帝或道德法律
犯错误;失礼;出岔子;犯错误或严重失误;犯罪;违反上帝或道德法律;罪;犯
In use
He prayed after realizing he had sinned against his friend.
The old man confessed that he sinned often and regretted it deeply.
If you believe you have sinned, you can ask for forgiveness.
Verb forms
base sin · third person sins · -ing sinning · past sinned · past participle sinned
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- sin against God
- 得罪上帝;犯下违背上帝的罪
- He feared he had sinned against God by breaking his vow.他担心自己违背誓言,得罪了上帝。
- sin no more
- 不再犯罪;改过自新
- The pastor urged the congregation to go and sin no more.牧师劝勉会众离去后不要再犯罪。
- sin in thought, word, and deed
- 在心思、言语和行为上犯罪
- We can sin in thought, word, and deed without realizing it.我们可能在不经意间于心思、言语和行为上犯罪。
- sin and repent
- 犯罪并悔改
- In the novel, the protagonist sins and repents before the end.在小说中,主角在结尾前犯罪并悔改。
Idioms & figurative uses
- for my sins
- (幽默)作为自己的报应;算是自己造的孽I'm washing the dishes again tonight, for my sins.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:sin 像‘三’的拼音少个 a,但别记数字;想象有人犯了罪,低头低声说‘sɪn’一声短叹,像在认错。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:宗教或道德讨论、日常口语(夸张/自嘲) 该词作动词时,正式程度随语境变化:在宗教或道德语境中通常较正式;在日常口语中多带有夸张或自嘲意味,表示“犯大错”或“做错事”。
Grammar Note
常接介词 against
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中,win、pin、tin 与 sin 的发音押韵,都读作 /ɪn/,拼写也共享“in”部分。注意:sign 和 sine 虽然看起来像 sin 加上字母,但都读作 /saɪn/;sing 的拼写与 sin 相近,但读作 /sɪŋ/,末尾的鼻音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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