ominous
英 [ˈɒmɪnəs]
美 [ˈɑːmɪnəs]
adj. 预兆的; 恶兆的; 不吉利的
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- There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
不祥的阴霾在头顶上汇聚。 - 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。
- There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
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.- There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone...
电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。 - 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。
- There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone...
双语例句
- 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。 - At first blush, this sounds ominous.
乍听上去,这像是个不祥之兆。 - Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.
那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆。 - 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。 - Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
不祥的预示罪恶或灾难的;不祥预兆的。 - There were no cameras flashing as we arrived at the after-party, which may have been an ominous sign.
当我们到达进行余兴节目的地方时,没有照相机在我们周围闪烁,这可不是个好兆头。 - Where had these ominous words come from?
这句不祥的话是哪来的? - There was an ominous silence.
有一种不祥的静寂。 - 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。 - 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。