| 英语单词 | ominously |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['ɒmɪnəsli] 美 ['ɒmɪnəsli] |
| 中文释义 | adv.有预兆地;不祥地 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Ominously, the Institute is just down the street from where I do my worrying. (2) Mammy shook her head ominously. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 不祥地,这家机构恰好在这条街道的下面,从那儿我产生着我的烦恼。 (2) 嬷嬷不祥地摇着头。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Ominously is a word to describe how something threatening appears. If you're golfing and dark gray clouds ominously appear, you'd better call it a day. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Originating from the Latin word ominosus, meaning "full of foreboding," the adverb ominously indicates when an action is done in an ominous manner, possibly indicating danger or evil is in the future. You might want to reconsider that moonlit hike if a wolf ominously howls just as you are about to begin. If gigantic waves are ominously crashing into the shore, it would be wise to devote the day to building a sand castle rather than snorkeling. |
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