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单词 ominous
释义
ominous
adjective
uk
/ˈɒm.ɪ.nəs/us
/ˈɑː.mə.nəs/
suggestingthat somethingunpleasantislikelytohappen:
恶兆的，不祥的，不吉利的
There was an ominoussilencewhen Iaskedwhether mycontractwas going to berenewed.当我询问我的合同是否将续签时，回答我的是不祥的沉默。
Theenginehad been making an ominoussoundall the way from myparents'house.从我父母家出发后，一路上发动机一直发出一种不正常的声音。
ominousdarkclouds不祥的乌云
Synonym
menacing
Opposite
auspiciousformal
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ominously
(Definition ofominousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ominous| American Dictionary

ominous
adjective
us
/ˈɑm·ə·nəs/
suggestingsomethingunpleasantwillhappen:
an ominoussilence

ominously

adverbus
/ˈɑm·ə·nə·sli/
Clouds hadgatheredominously.
(Definition ofominousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofominous

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The loss of mobility is the worst experience for the ageing body as it is anominoussignifier of helplessness and dependency.
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Momentous pedal points andominousostinati tell the audience they are about to embark on a vast journey.
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Ominousforecasts about our graying population and the next recession.
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For that person the ' sunset ' isominousnot beautiful.
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The power of informal judicial pressure - together with theominousthreat of imprisonment, suspension, and possible deprivation - should not be underestimated.
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Theseominousovertones are also present in the conceptualization of the machine as a system in nineteenth-century discourse.
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The song concludes with an image ofominousforeboding in light of subsequent events.
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Theominousfeature which caused concern was the fall in prices, a sudden change from the dominance of buyers to that of sellers.
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It was anominoussign for the future.
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They say that information about this revision is embargoed - surely anominoussign.
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Thus, although even mild symptoms could beominous, the course was not inevitable.
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None the less, economic conditions on the island continued to deteriorate, creating new andominousdevelopments.
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However, the rate of increase in the clerical presence may have beenominous.
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Such impressions are at times registered in dissonant eruptions andominousharmonic undercurrents which disturb but do not quite rupture the music's lyrical flow.
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The ensuing result of his own ouster was transformed to becomeominousand sure.
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