音标:[ˈəʊmənz] ;
n. 前兆, 预兆( omen的名词复数 )
n a sign of something about to happen
v indicate by signs

omen的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. A cleft lip or palate is not a curse or omen.唇裂或腭裂并非上天的诅咒,厄运的征兆。
  2. What does the early days omen of lung cancer have?肺癌的前期征兆有哪些?
  3. The omen of bankruptcy hung over the company.那家公司出现了破产的预兆。
  4. 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。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. 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?
  2. It is thought unlucky to see a hare in the morning but to meet a wolf or a bear is an omen that hunting will be good.人们认为一大早看到野兔是会倒霉的,但如果碰到狼或熊则是一个好兆头,因为它将预示着狩猎的顺利。

词汇搭配

  • absit omen避凶趋吉!
  • ill-omened不吉的

经典引文

  • A bad place full of miserable omen.

    出自:T. Keneally
  • Like an omen from hell..a woman's screams shattered the silence.

    出自:A. Davis
  • The omens for the future may not be so bleak.

    出自:Which?
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