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

• But the political shifts that are now helping Israel look much more ominous in the long run.
  然而，从长期来看，这些政治上的转变让以色列的未来显得更为不祥。
• 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。
• The ominous rumblings from a once-dormant volcano were a bad omen.
  一座曾一度休眠的火山不时传来不祥的轰隆隆声这可是个不好的预兆。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• At first blush, this sounds ominous.
  乍听上去，这像是个不祥之兆。