omen
🇬🇧/ˈəʊmən/ 🇺🇸/ˈoʊmən/noun [抽象名词] 预兆，征兆；预兆性
Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster. 她此时的出现是灾难的预兆。He was convinced that seeing the black cat was a bad omen.
verb [vt. 及物动词] 预示，预告；占卜
It is said to be an omen of misfortune. 那被认为是一种不幸的先兆。
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- Lesson 23 Bird flight omen 名词: 预兆
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- The people observe thy downcast head, thy clouded mien, and they take it for an omen. 人们看到你低垂的头，你闷闷不乐的样子，就以为是不好的预兆。
- In a 1-out-of-365 chance, or less considering leap year, Palmisano and Rometty share the same birthday, July 29th; is that an omen of some kind? 帕米萨诺和罗梅蒂在7月29日同一天生日，这可是365分之1的小概率，考虑到闰年，可能更小；这是某种预兆吗？
omen 的重要知识点
omen n. 预兆，征兆
- There has long been a superstition among mariners that porpoises will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface, or protect them from sharks by surrounding them in defensive formation.
- There has long been a superstition among the Chinese that seeing a magpie will bring you good luck / is a good omen / is an auspicious omen.
- There has long been a superstition among the Chinese that hearing the crowing of a crow is an ominous omen.
| a good omen 吉兆；好兆头 | Finding a four-leaf clover is often considered a good omen for luck. 找到四叶草通常被认为是一个好运的吉兆。 |
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| an auspicious omen 吉兆；吉利的预兆 | The clear sky on the wedding day was seen as an auspicious omen. 婚礼那天晴朗的天空被视为吉利的预兆。 |
| a bad omen 凶兆；不祥的预兆 | The sudden death of the king's favorite horse was taken as a bad omen. 国王最喜爱的马突然死去被视为一个凶兆。 |
| an ill omen 凶兆；不祥的预兆 | Some people believe that a black cat crossing your path is an ill omen. 有些人相信黑猫穿过你的道路是不祥的预兆。 |
| an ominous omen 不祥的预兆 | The silence before the storm felt like an ominous omen of trouble ahead. 暴风雨前的寂静感觉像是未来麻烦的不祥预兆。 |