foreboding
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fore·bod·ing /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔːrˈboʊ-/ noun [uncountable] FEEL HAPPY/FRIGHTENED/BORED ETCa strong feeling that something bad is going to happen soon 〔对即将发生坏事的〕预感 She waited for news with a grim sense of foreboding. 她等待着消息，心里有一种不祥的预感。► see thesaurus at fear
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foreboding• Although the fresh night air was welcome, Jack was again aware of an unusual feeling of dread and foreboding.• Eating in zero gravity was no real problem, contrary to the dark forebodings of the early astronauts.• But I am not given to entertaining forebodings.• Travelling to the Continent now I feel a gloomy foreboding, for there is a whiff of decline in the air.• As they waited at the airfield, Sara had the same feeling of foreboding that she had felt before her father died.• "Jeanie, I have to go away, " he said, his voice full of foreboding.• Nobody was there, but the air was heavy with a sense of foreboding.• Whether Ursula shared her growing sense of foreboding she did not know.• He had a sudden sense of foreboding. Something was wrong, very wrong.sense of foreboding• Yet, with all the activity getting under way, they also shared a sense of foreboding.• Nobody was there, but the air was heavy with a sense of foreboding.• We waited for news of the men with a sense of foreboding.• With a sense of foreboding, she read the note attached to one of the stems.• But, with a growing sense of foreboding, she knew she couldn't do that.• Whether Ursula shared her growing sense of foreboding she did not know.• His heart was beating agitatedly, as if sharing his sense of foreboding.• His sense of foreboding is shared by almost every politician, diplomat, religious leader and journalist returning from the region.• Imagination and reality fused and for a second the sense of foreboding intensified.fore·bod·ing nounChineseSyllable
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foreboding
fore‧bod‧ing /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔːrˈboʊ-/
noun [uncountable]
a strong feeling that something bad is going to happen soon:
She waited for news with a grim sense of foreboding.
▪ fear a feeling of being frightened: He was trembling with fear. | Fear of failure should not stop you trying.
▪terror a feeling of great fear, because you think that something terrible is about to happen: She let out a scream of pure terror.
▪fright a sudden feeling of fear, or a situation that makes you feel this: My body was shaking with fright. | You gave me a fright! | He’s had a bit of fright, that’s all.
▪panic a sudden feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly: She was in such a panic that she hardly knew what she was doing! | There were scenes of sheer panic immediately following the bomb blast.
▪alarm a feeling of fear or worry which shows in your voice or behaviour, because you think something bad might happen: When I mentioned her name, he looked up at me in alarm. | The streets were calm and there was no sign of alarm.
▪foreboding /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔːrˈboʊ-/ a feeling that something bad or unpleasant might happen although there is no obvious reason why it should: She felt the same sense of foreboding she had before her father died.
▪phobia /ˈfəʊbiə $ ˈfoʊ-/ a permanent strong unreasonable fear of something: I had a phobia about going to the dentist.
fore‧bod‧ing /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ $ fɔːrˈboʊ-/
noun [uncountable]a strong feeling that something bad is going to happen soon:
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