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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• Perhaps it is an omen.
  这或许是个兆头。
• The geomantic omen here is just fantastic.
  这里的风水就是好。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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！
• 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。