omen

英 [ˈəʊmən]

美 [ˈoʊmən]

n.  预兆; 前兆; 征兆

复数：omens　现在分词：omening　过去式：omened　第三人称单数：omens　过去分词：omened　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11563 / COCA.14093

牛津词典

noun

• 预兆；前兆；征兆
  a sign of what is going to happen in the future
  1. a good/bad omen
     吉祥的 / 不祥的预兆
  2. an omen of death/disaster
     死亡 / 灾难的征兆
  3. The omens for their future success are not good.
     他们未来成功的预兆不祥。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 征兆；预兆；兆头
  If you say that something is anomen, you think it indicates what is likely to happen in the future and whether it will be good or bad.
  1. Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster...
     她在此刻出现预示着一场灾难。
  2. Could this at last be a good omen for peace?
     这是否终于可以视作和平的吉兆了？

英英释义

noun

• a sign of something about to happen
  1. he looked for an omen before going into battle
  Synonym:portentpresageprognosticprognosticationprodigy

verb

• indicate by signs
  1. These signs bode bad news
  Synonym:bodeportendauspicateprognosticatepresagebetokenforeshadowaugurforetellprefigureforecastpredict

双语例句

• When it rained on their wedding day she took it as a bad omen.
  他们举行婚礼那天下雨了，她认为这是个不祥的象徵。
• Do you know the color of your dreams you have any omen?
  你知道你梦中的颜色有什么预兆吗？
• It seemed like an omen.
  这似乎是一个征兆。
• The geomantic omen here is just fantastic.
  这里的风水就是好。
• Was this some twisted omen, a small suggestion of a dire fate awaiting him?
  这仅仅是一个预兆，预示着等待他的将是可怕的命运？
• Every warrior spec without Cruelty is pretty experimental, as is every druid spec without Omen of Clarity.
  每一个战士规格不很残酷的实验，这是每一个德鲁伊规格没有预兆的清晰。
• I took it as a good omen.
  我把这事看作是个好兆头。
• Chinese and Brazilian threats about the future of the UN-backed carbon offset market are a bad omen.
  中国和巴西对联合国（un）支持的碳补偿市场的未来发出的威胁，就是一个不祥的预兆。
• Ancient people thought a lunar eclipse was a bad omen.
  古代的人们相信月蚀是一种坏的预兆。
• The omen of this year is good, and the lucky comes back on the mah-jongg table.
  今年的兆头确实不错，连牌桌上也转运了。