音标:['ɒminәs] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 恶兆的, 不吉利的, 预兆的
s threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
s presaging ill fortune

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ominous的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. That evening has an ominous silence.那晚有着不祥的寂静。
  2. She often has an ominous presentiment.她时时有一种不祥的预感。
  3. There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.不祥的阴霾在头顶上汇聚。
  4. He had a fall, which was ominous of his downfall.他曾跌倒,这是他垮台的征兆。

经典引文

  • An ominous circumstance that happened the last time we played together.

    出自:Goldsmith
【近义词】

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