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
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- a good/bad omen
吉祥的 / 不祥的预兆 - an omen of death/disaster
死亡 / 灾难的征兆 - The omens for their future success are not good.
他们未来成功的预兆不祥。
- a good/bad omen
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.- Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster...
她在此刻出现预示着一场灾难。 - 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?
- Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster...
英英释义
noun
- a sign of something about to happen
- he looked for an omen before going into battle
verb
- indicate by signs
- These signs bode bad news
双语例句
- An omen or foreboding, especially of evil.
预示,预兆,凶兆预兆或凶兆,尤指不幸的。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - They say that's a good omen.
他们都说这是一个好的征兆。 - 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。 - 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。