ominous

adj.

1. 预兆的；恶兆的；不吉利的
   suggesting that sth bad is going to happen in the future
   1. There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
      不祥的阴霾在头顶上汇聚。
   2. She picked up the phone but there was an ominous silence at the other end.
      她拿起电话，但对方只有不祥的沉默。

1. ADJ-GRADED 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.
   1. There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone...
      电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。
   2. 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。

1. It's an ominous development that may bode ill for the Russian parliament.
   进展很不顺利，对俄罗斯议会来说这可能是个坏兆头。
2. There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone
   电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。
3. 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。
4. This ominous warning soon proved prophetic
   这个不祥的警告很快证明是有预见性的。
5. But the political shifts that are now helping Israel look much more ominous in the long run.
   然而，从长期来看，这些政治上的转变让以色列的未来显得更为不祥。
6. The July crisis of 2014 therefore looks ominous.
   因此2014年7月的危机看起来是一个不祥之兆。
7. The collapse of the bank is an ominous reminder of the fragility of the world's banking system.
   那家银行的倒闭对世界银行系统的脆弱性是一个不祥的提示。
8. Is that simply an omission? Or is it an ominous omen? Recent history offers reason to worry.
   难道这仅仅是简单的疏忽？又或者说是一种不祥的预兆？看看近些年的历史，我们有理由感到担忧。
9. Meetings were cancelled? which was nice, but it felt ominous too.
   会议被取消了，这很不错，但也让人觉得不祥。
10. Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.
    那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆。
11. There were no cameras flashing as we arrived at the after-party, which may have been an ominous sign.
    当我们到达进行余兴节目的地方时，没有照相机在我们周围闪烁，这可不是个好兆头。
12. That is ominous, because match-fixing is going global.
    这是不祥的预兆，因为全球各地都出现了操纵比赛的行为。
13. Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
    不祥的预示罪恶或灾难的；不祥预兆的。
14. At first blush, this sounds ominous.
    乍听上去，这像是个不祥之兆。
15. The ominous rumblings from a once-dormant volcano were a bad omen.
    一座曾一度休眠的火山不时传来不祥的轰隆隆声这可是个不好的预兆。
16. Where had these ominous words come from?
    这句不祥的话是哪来的？
17. There was an ominous silence.
    有一种不祥的静寂。
18. He had a fall, which was ominous of his downfall.
    他曾跌倒，这是他垮台的征兆。
19. Some comments by Chinese officials carried an ominous tone.
    中国官员的一些言论透露出了一种不祥的基调。
20. She disappeared, he said in an ominous tone.
    她不见了，他的语调中有种不祥的预兆。
21. Dances teacher is very strict, all day board own face, and to each people very ominous feeling.
    舞蹈老师很严格，整天板著自己的脸，对每个人都很凶的感觉。
22. Demographic and epidemiological transitions now combine with nutritional and behavioural transitions to create ominous new trends.
    人口和流行病学方面的转变现与营养和行为方面的转变结合起来，产生不祥的新趋势。
23. Though the signs are ominous, experts also agree that neither side wants war.
    虽然迹象不祥，专家们同意，任何一方都不希望战争。
24. It seems ominous to us now as a precursor to movements that would more effectively exploit such anger and such dreams.
    对我们现在来说，它似乎是一些运动的不祥前兆，而这些运动将更为有效地利用这种愤怒和这种梦想。
25. I'm sorry, this marriage is ominous for us.
    很抱歉，这门婚事对我们来说是不祥的。
26. We know the statistics and the ominous trends that now encircle the globe.
    对于这些数据和当下笼罩全球的不祥趋势，我们都了然于心。
27. The pace and severity of financial crises have taken an ominous turn for the worse.
    金融危机的发生速率与严重程度已经不祥地恶化了。
28. That is an even more ominous possibility.
    这是一种更加不祥的可能性。
29. These clouds are ominous. They portend a severe storm.
    这些云是不祥的预兆，预示着一场大风暴即将来临。
30. As in any good Gothic horror story, this ominous world hides terrible secrets.
    就像所有好看的歌特式恐怖故事，这个不祥的世界里有骇人的秘密。