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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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

• 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。
• A portentous sign or event; an omen.
  预兆，异兆有预兆性的现象或事件；征兆。
• They say that's a good omen.
  他们都说这是一个好的征兆。
• Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster
  她在此刻出现预示着一场灾难。
• The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.
  迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
• An omen or foreboding, especially of evil.
  预示，预兆，凶兆预兆或凶兆，尤指不幸的。
• I took it as a good omen.
  我把这事看作是个好兆头。
• 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。
• 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。
• It seemed like an omen.
  这似乎是一个征兆。