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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He looked for an omen before going into battle.
  我们看到了胜利的征兆。
• And they even protected massive virgin forests with the reason of geomantic omen.
  他们并以风水为理由，保护了大片原始森林。
• He was convinced that losing his bag was a bad omen.
  他确信他丢了包是不祥之兆。
• The traveller is steady, it is an omen that this comes to compatriots.
  客源稳定，这对国人来是个预兆。
• The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.
  迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
• Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster
  她在此刻出现预示着一场灾难。
• I think this is an omen, dear. Please, don't kill any more pigs!
  我想这是一个预兆，亲爱的。求求你，不要再杀猪了！