| 单词 | sinister-looking |
| 释义 | > as lemmassinister-looking b. With present participles, forming adjectives in which sinister expresses the complement of the underlying verb, as in sinister-looking, sinister-sounding. ΚΠ 1809 S. Mackay tr. J.-J. Regnault-Warin Magdalen Church-yard II. 19 A motley crew of sinister looking men [Fr. un ramas d'hommes sombres]. 1944 Washington Post 21 June 10/7 Other citizens have the right to turn deaf ears to these sinister-sounding views. 2005 Metro 28 Apr. (London ed.) 17/2 The sinister-looking actress has landed the role of her life. < as lemmas |
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