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

• I took it as a good omen.
  我把这事看作是个好兆头。
• 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。
• He was convinced that losing his bag was a bad omen.
  他确信他丢了包是不祥之兆。
• Perhaps it is an omen.
  这或许是个兆头。
• Geomantic Omen is a peculiar cultural and traditional theory of China.
  风水是中国一门独特的文化和学说。
• 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。
• Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster
  她在此刻出现预示着一场灾难。
• 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。
• He looked for an omen before going into battle.
  我们看到了胜利的征兆。
• The ominous rumblings from a once-dormant volcano were a bad omen.
  一座曾一度休眠的火山不时传来不祥的轰隆隆声这可是个不好的预兆。