ominous

英 [ˈɒmɪnəs]

美 [ˈɑːmɪnəs]

adj.  预兆的; 恶兆的; 不吉利的

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9650 / COCA.8379

牛津词典

adj.

• 预兆的；恶兆的；不吉利的
  suggesting that sth bad is going to happen in the future
  1. There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
     不祥的阴霾在头顶上汇聚。
  2. She picked up the phone but there was an ominous silence at the other end.
     她拿起电话，但对方只有不祥的沉默。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 不祥的；恶兆的；不吉利的
  If you describe something asominous, you mean that it worries you because it makes you think that something unpleasant is going to happen.
  1. There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone...
     电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。
  2. The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous.
     远处隆隆的雷声听着愈发惊心，要变天了。

双语例句

• There were no cameras flashing as we arrived at the after-party, which may have been an ominous sign.
  当我们到达进行余兴节目的地方时，没有照相机在我们周围闪烁，这可不是个好兆头。
• The pace and severity of financial crises have taken an ominous turn for the worse.
  金融危机的发生速率与严重程度已经不祥地恶化了。
• Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
  不祥的预示罪恶或灾难的；不祥预兆的。
• Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.
  那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆。
• Is that simply an omission? Or is it an ominous omen? Recent history offers reason to worry.
  难道这仅仅是简单的疏忽？又或者说是一种不祥的预兆？看看近些年的历史，我们有理由感到担忧。
• We know the statistics and the ominous trends that now encircle the globe.
  对于这些数据和当下笼罩全球的不祥趋势，我们都了然于心。
• It's an ominous development that may bode ill for the Russian parliament.
  进展很不顺利，对俄罗斯议会来说这可能是个坏兆头。
• Where had these ominous words come from?
  这句不祥的话是哪来的？
• It seems ominous to us now as a precursor to movements that would more effectively exploit such anger and such dreams.
  对我们现在来说，它似乎是一些运动的不祥前兆，而这些运动将更为有效地利用这种愤怒和这种梦想。
• These clouds are ominous. They portend a severe storm.
  这些云是不祥的预兆，预示着一场大风暴即将来临。