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

  1. 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

  1. N-COUNT 征兆;预兆;兆头
    If you say that something is an omen, 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?

双语例句

  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?
  3. The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.
    迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。
  4. Perhaps it is an omen.
    这或许是个兆头。
  5. The geomantic omen here is just fantastic.
    这里的风水就是好。
  6. A portentous sign or event; an omen.
    预兆,异兆有预兆性的现象或事件;征兆。
  7. 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。
  8. Do you know the color of your dreams you have any omen?
    你知道你梦中的颜色有什么预兆吗?
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. Chinese and Brazilian threats about the future of the UN-backed carbon offset market are a bad omen.
    中国和巴西对联合国(un)支持的碳补偿市场的未来发出的威胁,就是一个不祥的预兆。
  14. 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。
  15. It seemed like an omen.
    这似乎是一个征兆。
  16. 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。
  17. 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。
  18. 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?
  19. 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。
  20. 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。
  21. 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。
  22. They say that's a good omen.
    他们都说这是一个好的征兆。
  23. He was convinced that losing his bag was a bad omen.
    他确信他丢了包是不祥之兆。
  24. 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。
  25. He looked for an omen before going into battle.
    我们看到了胜利的征兆。
  26. 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。
  27. An omen or foreboding, especially of evil.
    预示,预兆,凶兆预兆或凶兆,尤指不幸的。
  28. I took it as a good omen.
    我把这事看作是个好兆头。
  29. This is very good omen.
    这是好的兆头。
  30. 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!

英英释义

noun

  1. a sign of something about to happen
    1. he looked for an omen before going into battle

    Synonym:    portentpresageprognosticprognosticationprodigy

verb

  1. indicate by signs
    1. These signs bode bad news

    Synonym:    bodeportendauspicateprognosticatepresagebetokenforeshadowaugurforetellprefigureforecastpredict