n (1)罪(孽，恶，过)(action or thought that is against religious or moral law or rules)[U，C]：original～原罪;live in open～生活在明目张胆的罪恶中;We have to fight～wherever we find it. 无论哪里出现罪恶，我们都要与之进行斗争。commit/expiate a～犯/赎罪;forgive sb's～宽恕某人的罪过;confess one's～s to a priest 向神父忏悔罪过;palliate a～掩饰罪过;wash away one's～s 洗清自己的罪恶;a deadly/mortal～ 死/弥天大罪;an unforgivable/unpardonable～ 不可宽恕/不可赦免的罪;a venial～小罪;It's a～to tell a lie/that her talents are being wasted. 说谎/浪费她的才能是一种罪过。live in～姘居;

(2)严重过失(错)(any serious offence or fault;thing that one ought not to do)[C]：Arriving late is a～in her eyes. 在她看来，迟到是大错。～s against unity/good manners 违背团结/违反礼节的过错;It's a～that all that good food should go to waste. 那么多好吃的都浪费了太不应该。

like sin 强烈地(infml)：hate sb like～痛恨某人;

vi 犯罪(过错)(violate a religious or moral law;do wrong)[I，I+prep (against)]：Forgive me，Father，for I have～ned. 宽恕我吧，上帝，因为我犯了罪。Who has not～ned? 谁没有过错呢?～against proprieties/school rules 违背礼仪/违反校规;

→′sinful adj 有罪(过错)的，邪恶的;′sinless adj 无罪(过错)的，清白的;′sinner n 罪人