1.ill omens; ill predictions; my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven- P.B.Shelley;a dead and ominous silence prevailed; a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government.
凶兆；不吉利的预言；我那带着不幸的、雷鸣般的话语摇撼了天堂——P·B·雪莱；一种死气沉沉的、不吉利的静寂四下里传开了；在极不利于政府的时候举行的递补选举。
