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

• 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。
• 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。
• As in any good Gothic horror story, this ominous world hides terrible secrets.
  就像所有好看的歌特式恐怖故事，这个不祥的世界里有骇人的秘密。
• 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。
• Though the signs are ominous, experts also agree that neither side wants war.
  虽然迹象不祥，专家们同意，任何一方都不希望战争。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• This ominous warning soon proved prophetic
  这个不祥的警告很快证明是有预见性的。