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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He had a fall, which was ominous of his downfall.
  他曾跌倒，这是他垮台的征兆。
• 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。
• At first blush, this sounds ominous.
  乍听上去，这像是个不祥之兆。
• That is an even more ominous possibility.
  这是一种更加不祥的可能性。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。