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单词 ominously
释义
ominously
adverb
uk
/ˈɒm.ɪ.nəs.li/us
/ˈɑː.mə.nəs.li/
in a way thatsuggeststhat somethingunpleasantislikelytohappen:
恶兆地，不祥地，不吉利地
I went into thekitchenandfoundhimlyingominously still on thefloor.我走进厨房，发现他不祥地躺在地板上一动不动。
"I'mwaiting," Evelyn said ominously.“我在等着，”伊芙琳不祥地说。
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  • Locals arefindingfewerfishtoeatand, more ominously, thetiderisesabithighereachyear.
  • Theytalkedominously about thepossibilityofredundancy.
  • Noissuehangsover theGamesmore ominously thandrugs.
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(Definition ofominouslyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofominously

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Beyond this lie some 5000 acres of agricultural land interspersed with hospitals, convalescent homes, and something ratherominouslydescribed as a farm for epileptics.
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Her portrayal of individual lone stars, in the heavenly constellations, is punctuated by silences, mostominously.
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Furthermore, he arguedominously, 'their laws are considerably less liberal than our own in having a tribunal procedure, which can and does discourage unnecessary terminations'.
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Even moreominously, when she awakes from surgery a lawyer - ' what they call an ' 'ambulance chaser ' ' ' - is there to offer his services (p. 7).
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At the same time, he notesominously, the amount of real power that municipal elites of any sort could exercise was rapidly declining.
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The question of who paid for transport improvements wasominouslyunresolved.
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In any case, the colloquial phrase is "duty to obey the law" and not "duty to obey our law," which to this writer's ear has anominouslycabalistic ring.
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Moreominously, they raised the specter of the intercommunal disorder that would be brought about by struggles for leadership and the control of finances within the new municipality.
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The production lines for the airframes, engines and avionics would begin to taperominouslyaway, and unit costs would go up.
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Indeed, he ratherominouslywent on to claim that densities in the south-east were the lowest in the country.
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Over the years we have seen quite a bit of skating over thin ice, and occasionally the ice has crackedominously.
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All the figures show thatominouslythe incidence of homelessness is still increasing.
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The coalowners refuse to meet the need for changes in the industry, howeverominouslynecessary these may appear.
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Today, we are confronted by an extra-national, religiously self-defined entity with somethingominouslylike a nation's power to wage war.
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However, even with the £128 billion revenue from oil,ominouslywe still have a deficit of £20 billion over the decade as a whole.
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