inauspicious
英 [ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs]
美 [ˌɪnɔːˈspɪʃəs]
adj. 预示前景黯淡的; 不祥的; 不吉利的
BNC.32994 / COCA.27562
牛津词典
adj.
- 预示前景黯淡的;不祥的;不吉利的
showing signs that the future will not be good or successful- an inauspicious start
不吉利的开头
- an inauspicious start
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 不祥的;凶兆的;不吉利的
Aninauspiciousevent is one that gives signs that success is unlikely.- The meeting got off to an inauspicious start when he was late.
他迟到了,会议一开始就不顺利。
- The meeting got off to an inauspicious start when he was late.
双语例句
- The typical answers were inauspicious.
我看到的答案一般是负面的。 - The meeting got off to an inauspicious start when he was late.
他迟到了,会议一开始就不顺利。 - The Chinese people stress to send gifts in pairs, for odd numbers are regarded as inauspicious.
中国人送礼物时很强调双数,因为单数被认为不吉利。 - The likeness is indeed true, but it is a dull, dead, unfeeling, inauspicious likeness.
真的,它确实很象,但却是一种呆滞死板,暮气沉沉,毫无情感的相似。 - The signs are inauspicious.
种种迹象并不令人乐观。 - The world's newest long-haul budget airline got off to an inauspicious start yesterday after its debut flight from Hong Kong to London was cancelled because it lacked permission to fly over Russia.
上星期,世界最新的长途经济航空公司在香港首航不顺利。由于没有飞越俄国上空的批准,该公司由香港飞往伦敦的航班在首天被逼取消。 - Ancient Chinese people thought that dreams can imply auspicious and inauspicious things.
古人认为梦可以预示吉兆和恶运。 - Answer: well, nobody may take it into much account, because it will be considered inauspicious.
回答:每人会对这个问题多想的,因为可能会认为不太吉利。 - It mainly includes two parts: auspicious& inauspicious signs from heaven.
它主要包括天显祥瑞和天降灾异两个方面。 - 9/ 11 ( 2001) another inauspicious start to the decade.
9•11(2001)本十年又一不祥开端。