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foreboding

UK //fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ//US //fɔːrˈboʊdɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'foreboden',由 'fore-'(提前)和 'bode'(预示)组成,字面意思是'提前预示'。

noun

❶ 一种强烈的不祥预感或对未来可能发生坏事的忧虑感,通常伴随着焦虑和不安的情绪。

“She had a sense of foreboding as she entered the abandoned house.”

(当她走进那栋废弃的房子时,她有一种不祥的预感。)

“The dark clouds gave him a feeling of foreboding about the coming storm.”

(乌云让他对即将到来的风暴感到不安。)

同义词:premonition, apprehension, dread

adjective

❶ 预示或暗示未来会有坏事发生的,带有不祥或威胁性的。

“The foreboding music in the movie signaled that something bad was about to happen.”

(电影中不祥的音乐预示着即将发生不好的事情。)

“His foreboding words made everyone nervous.”

(他不祥的话语让每个人都感到紧张。)

同义词:ominous, threatening, sinister

常见短语

a sense of foreboding — 一种强烈的不安或预感,通常指对未来可能发生的坏事感到忧虑。

“As he walked through the empty streets, a sense of foreboding crept over him.”

(当他走过空荡荡的街道时,一种不祥的预感逐渐笼罩了他。)