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 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。
• 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。
• There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone
  电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。
• Demographic and epidemiological transitions now combine with nutritional and behavioural transitions to create ominous new trends.
  人口和流行病学方面的转变现与营养和行为方面的转变结合起来，产生不祥的新趋势。
• That is ominous, because match-fixing is going global.
  这是不祥的预兆，因为全球各地都出现了操纵比赛的行为。
• 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。
• 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。
• Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
  不祥的预示罪恶或灾难的；不祥预兆的。
• 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。
• 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。