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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

    verb

    双语例句

    • It seemed like an omen.
      这似乎是一个征兆。
    • An omen or foreboding, especially of evil.
      预示,预兆,凶兆预兆或凶兆,尤指不幸的。
    • I 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!
    • 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?
    • 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。
    • He looked for an omen before going into battle.
      我们看到了胜利的征兆。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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 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。