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

• 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。
• 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。
• Where had these ominous words come from?
  这句不祥的话是哪来的？
• That is an even more ominous possibility.
  这是一种更加不祥的可能性。
• Some comments by Chinese officials carried an ominous tone.
  中国官员的一些言论透露出了一种不祥的基调。
• 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。
• At first blush, this sounds ominous.
  乍听上去，这像是个不祥之兆。
• 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。
• 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。