ominous

in Vietnamese Nguy hiểm, đáng sợ

BrE /ˈɒmɪnəs/ AmE /ˈɑːmɪnəs/

adjective en → vi

1 DANGEROUS [attributive, predicative] B2

Nguy hiểm, đáng sợ

suggesting that something bad or dangerous is going to happen; threatening

  • an ominous situation/development

Collocations ominous signs · ominous clouds

  • There were ominous signs of war.

    Có những dấu hiệu đáng sợ về chiến tranh.

2 UNFAVOURABLE [attributive, predicative] B2

Suy đoán không tốt, đáng lo ngại

suggesting that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening

  • an ominous development

Collocations ominous news · ominous predictions

  • The company's future looks ominously uncertain.

    Tương lai của công ty trông rất đáng lo ngại.