凶多吉少 meaning in English
be fraught with grim possibilities; bode ill rather than well; forbode disasters rather than blessings; more ominous than propitious; not a good omen but an evil one; the odds are against us rather than in our favor
Examples
- It was the most hopeless lookout .
前景看来凶多吉少。 - Edward has drawn his own lot, and i fear it will be a bad one .
爱德华已经抽定了他的命运之各，只恐怕这根签是凶多吉少。 - Castelnuovo's words stirred horrible dark sickness in natalie。
卡斯泰尔诺说的话在娜塔丽心中激起了可怕的凶多吉少的担心。 - He had no vision of her after this that was anything but darkness and doom .
从此以后，他在幻觉中看到她总是充满了阴郁，凶多吉少。 - She could now no longer contain herself , and was convinced that some disaster was impending .
她此时按捺不住自己，料想一定是凶多吉少。