ominous

英 [ˈɒmɪnəs]

美 [ˈɑːmɪnəs]

adj.  预兆的; 恶兆的; 不吉利的

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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

• He had a fall, which was ominous of his downfall.
  他曾跌倒，这是他垮台的征兆。
• 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。
• She disappeared, he said in an ominous tone.
  她不见了，他的语调中有种不祥的预兆。
• Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
  不祥的预示罪恶或灾难的；不祥预兆的。
• 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。
• The ominous rumblings from a once-dormant volcano were a bad omen.
  一座曾一度休眠的火山不时传来不祥的轰隆隆声这可是个不好的预兆。
• Where had these ominous words come from?
  这句不祥的话是哪来的？
• There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone
  电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。
• 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。
• 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。