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

• Where had these ominous words come from?
  这句不祥的话是哪来的？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She disappeared, he said in an ominous tone.
  她不见了，他的语调中有种不祥的预兆。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。