ominous
英 ['ɒmɪnəs]
美['ɑmɪnəs]
- adj. 预兆的；不吉利的
英英释意
- 1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments;
- "a baleful look"
- "forbidding thunderclouds"
- "his tone became menacing"
- "ominous rumblings of discontent"
- "sinister storm clouds"
- "a sinister smile"
- "his threatening behavior"
- "ugly black clouds"
- "the situation became ugly"
- 2. presaging ill-fortune;
- "ill omens"
- "ill predictions"
- "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley
- "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"
- "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's an ominous development that may bode ill for the Russian parliament.
- 进展很不顺利，对俄罗斯议会来说这可能是个坏兆头。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. This ominous warning soon proved prophetic.
- 这个不祥的警告很快证明是有预见性的。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
- 不祥的阴霾在头顶上汇聚。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》