portentous

[美]/pɔːˈtentəs/
[英]/pɔːrˈtentəs/
词频: 极高

释义

adj. 预兆的,凶兆的 自命不凡的,装腔作势的

短语搭配

a portentous event

一个凶兆的事件

a portentous atmosphere

一种不祥的氛围

例句

the author's portentous moralizings.

作者自命不凡的说教。

the envelope and its portentous contents.

那个信封及其预示性的内容。

a building of portentous size

一座特别大的建筑物

The present aspect of society is portentous of great change.

现在的社会预示着重大变革的发生。

The dark clouds were a portentous sign of an approaching storm.

乌云是暗示即将来临的暴风雨的预兆。

His portentous speech made everyone uneasy about the future.

他那令人不安的言论让每个人对未来感到担忧。

The sudden silence in the room was portentous of bad news.

房间里突然的寂静预示着坏消息的到来。

The old man's portentous warnings about the haunted house scared the children.

老人关于闹鬼屋的不祥警告吓坏了孩子们。

The eerie music created a portentous atmosphere in the horror movie.

恐怖电影中的诡异音乐营造出一种不祥的氛围。

The fortune teller's portentous predictions left the audience in awe.

占卜者不祥的预言让观众惊叹不已。

The sudden appearance of a black cat was seen as a portentous omen by the superstitious villagers.

迷信的村民把突然出现的一只黑猫视为不祥的征兆。

The eerie silence in the abandoned house felt portentous to the trespassers.

废弃房屋中的诡异寂静让闯入者感到不祥。

The politician's portentous promises failed to convince the skeptical voters.

政治家不祥的承诺未能说服怀疑的选民。

The portentous music in the background added to the suspense of the thriller movie.

背景中的不祥音乐增加了惊悚电影的悬念。

原声例句

There was something portentous in his appearance.

他的外表有些不祥。

来源: The Short Stories of Mark Twain

" To me it seemed perfectly appalling, disastrous, portentous" .

“对我来说,这似乎非常可怕、灾难性、不祥”。

来源: The Room with a View (Part 1)

The " cranks" were all rebels, and the list was portentous.

“疯子” 都是反叛者, 而且名单很不祥。

来源: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

To Adams, Reeve's refusal seemed portentous.

对亚当斯来说, 里夫的拒绝似乎预示着不祥之兆。

来源: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

He ran his eye down the pages, and his countenance grew portentous.

他的目光顺着书页扫过, 他的脸色变得不祥。

来源: The Short Stories of Mark Twain

As Amy returned from her last trip, Mr. Davis gave a portentous " Hem" !

艾米上次旅行回来时,戴维斯先生不祥地“哼”了一声!

来源: "Little Women" original version

Mr. Bumble, catching at the inquiry very quickly, shook his head with portentous solemnity.

班布尔先生很快就明白了他的询问,带着不祥的庄严表情摇了摇头。

来源: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

Next the loud mournful whistles, the portentous vibration and the boat, the human idea--is in motion.

接下来是响亮而悲伤的口哨声,不祥的振动和船,人类的想法——在运动。

来源: The Night is Gentle (Part Two)

Yet the four miles to the Creek are stirring, like the bleak, portentous beginning of a good tale.

然而,通往小溪的四英里路却在激荡, 就像一个美好故事的凄凉、不祥的开端。

来源: Cross Stream (Part 1)

(as in " burdened with making portentous decisions" ), which was added to our dictionary in 1934.

(如“承担着做出不祥的决定的负担” ),这些含义于 1934 年被添加到我们的词典中。

来源: Word of the Day

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