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　

IELTSTEM8

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

• 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。
• The geomantic omen here is just fantastic.
  这里的风水就是好。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Perhaps it is an omen.
  这或许是个兆头。
• 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。
• Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster
  她在此刻出现预示着一场灾难。
• 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。