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sins

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sins

/sɪnz/

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●(do/be sth) for your sins

(spoken,

humorous,

especially BrE)

be/do sth as a punishment 作为报应；作为惩罚；自作自受；活该

◆‘I hear you’re going to be the new manager.’ ‘Yes, for my sins.’
“我听说你要做新一任经理了。”“是呀，这是对我的惩罚。”

●cover/hide a ˌmultitude of ˈsins

(often humorous)

used to say that sth is not as good as it looks, sounds, etc. （用于指没有看起来或听上去那么好）掩藏各种实情，掩盖真相

◆The term ‘abstract art’ covers a multitude of sins.“抽象艺术”这个术语可真是冠冕堂皇。

◆A coat of paint can hide a multitude of sins.一层油漆可以掩盖许多瑕疵。

ORIGIN This expression comes from the Bible. A multitude is a very large number of things. 这个表达法源于《圣经》。multitude 意为“大量”或“众多”。

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sins是什么意思