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

• I'm sorry, this marriage is ominous for us.
  很抱歉，这门婚事对我们来说是不祥的。
• She disappeared, he said in an ominous tone.
  她不见了，他的语调中有种不祥的预兆。
• The July crisis of 2014 therefore looks ominous.
  因此2014年7月的危机看起来是一个不祥之兆。
• But the political shifts that are now helping Israel look much more ominous in the long run.
  然而，从长期来看，这些政治上的转变让以色列的未来显得更为不祥。
• Meetings were cancelled? which was nice, but it felt ominous too.
  会议被取消了，这很不错，但也让人觉得不祥。
• Where had these ominous words come from?
  这句不祥的话是哪来的？
• This ominous warning soon proved prophetic
  这个不祥的警告很快证明是有预见性的。
• At first blush, this sounds ominous.
  乍听上去，这像是个不祥之兆。
• The collapse of the bank is an ominous reminder of the fragility of the world's banking system.
  那家银行的倒闭对世界银行系统的脆弱性是一个不祥的提示。
• Dances teacher is very strict, all day board own face, and to each people very ominous feeling.
  舞蹈老师很严格，整天板著自己的脸，对每个人都很凶的感觉。