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

• An omen or foreboding, especially of evil.
  预示，预兆，凶兆预兆或凶兆，尤指不幸的。
• The camels are restless. A bad omen for you I think.
  这些骆驼很不平静。我想，对你这是个坏兆头。
• England's victory over France is a good omen for next week's match against germany.
  英国队战胜了法国队对下星期和德国队的比赛而盲是个好兆头。
• He's a bird of bad omen: no mate for you.
  他是一只不祥的鸟，不是你的配偶。
• 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？
• 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。
• This girl is at once all the omen that broke my heart.
  这个女孩瞬间就成了伤我心的女人。
• Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster
  她在此刻出现预示着一场灾难。
• 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？
• The geomantic omen here is just fantastic.
  这里的风水就是好。