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
- 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 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。 - They say that's a good omen.
他们都说这是一个好的征兆。 - The superstitious regard it as a bad omen.
迷信的人认为那是一种恶兆。 - 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? - An omen or foreboding, especially of evil.
预示,预兆,凶兆预兆或凶兆,尤指不幸的。 - 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。 - I took it as a good omen.
我把这事看作是个好兆头。 - 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。 - 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?