ominous

英 [ˈɒmɪnəs]

美 [ˈɑːmɪnəs]

adj.  预兆的; 恶兆的; 不吉利的

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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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Dances teacher is very strict, all day board own face, and to each people very ominous feeling.
  舞蹈老师很严格，整天板著自己的脸，对每个人都很凶的感觉。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• At first blush, this sounds ominous.
  乍听上去，这像是个不祥之兆。