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

• He was convinced that losing his bag was a bad omen.
  他确信他丢了包是不祥之兆。
• 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。
• 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 superstitious regard it as a bad omen.
  迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
• 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。
• 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's a bird of bad omen: no mate for you.
  他是一只不祥的鸟，不是你的配偶。
• The position of the planets today is a delightful omen for a first date with someone special.
  今日行星位置预示了和一个特别的人的第一次约会。
• 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。
• Perhaps it is an omen.
  这或许是个兆头。