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ominous adj.不祥的；预兆的 (1) 那晚有着不祥的寂静。(2) 她时时有一种不祥的预感。(3) 他曾跌倒，这是他垮台的征兆。 Ominous, and the related word omen both come from the 16th century Latin word ōmen "foreboding." However, unlike omen, which is a sign of something good or bad to come, ominous always describes something unpleasant or threatening. If the future looks ominous, you've got nothing to look forward to. Figuratively, an ominous sky or ominous clouds promise rain or a storm.

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英 ['ɒmɪnəs] 美 ['ɑːmɪnəs] (1) That evening has an ominous silence.(2) She often has an ominous presentiment.(3) He had a fall, which was ominous of his downfall. If something looks or sounds ominous, be careful, a threat or an unpleasant event is at hand. If you see an ominous frown on your boss's face, you're in trouble! 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不祥的；恶兆的；不吉利的 If you describe something as ominous, you mean that it worries you because it makes you think that something unpleasant is going to happen. There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone...电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。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。ominouslyThe bar seemed ominously quiet...酒吧里非常安静，给人一种不祥的预感。Ominously, car sales slumped in August...8月份的汽车销量暴跌，这可不是个好兆头。He spoke ominously of the world facing 'a war in Europe and possibly something greater'.他作出不祥的预言，说世界将面临“一场发生在欧洲、甚至可能更大范围的战争”。

英语单词	ominous
英美音标	英 ['ɒmɪnəs] 美 ['ɑːmɪnəs]
中文释义	adj.不祥的；预兆的
英语例句	(1) That evening has an ominous silence. (2) She often has an ominous presentiment. (3) He had a fall, which was ominous of his downfall.
中文例句	(1) 那晚有着不祥的寂静。 (2) 她时时有一种不祥的预感。 (3) 他曾跌倒，这是他垮台的征兆。
vocabulary简明	If something looks or sounds ominous, be careful, a threat or an unpleasant event is at hand. If you see an ominous frown on your boss's face, you're in trouble!
vocabulary扩展	Ominous, and the related word omen both come from the 16th century Latin word ōmen "foreboding." However, unlike omen, which is a sign of something good or bad to come, ominous always describes something unpleasant or threatening. If the future looks ominous, you've got nothing to look forward to. Figuratively, an ominous sky or ominous clouds promise rain or a storm.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]不祥的；恶兆的；不吉利的 If you describe something as ominous, you mean that it worries you because it makes you think that something unpleasant is going to happen. There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone... 电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。 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。 ominously The bar seemed ominously quiet... 酒吧里非常安静，给人一种不祥的预感。 Ominously, car sales slumped in August... 8月份的汽车销量暴跌，这可不是个好兆头。 He spoke ominously of the world facing 'a war in Europe and possibly something greater'. 他作出不祥的预言，说世界将面临“一场发生在欧洲、甚至可能更大范围的战争”。

Ominous Unpleasant Word Ly 英 ɒmɪnəs] 美 ɑːmɪnəs Adj.不祥的；预兆的