omen
美['oʊmən] 英['əʊmən]
n. 征兆;预兆
vt. 预示
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"
例句
用作名词(n.)- 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。
- What does the early days omen of lung cancer have?肺癌的前期征兆有哪些?
- The omen of bankruptcy hung over the company.那家公司出现了破产的预兆。
- 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.)- 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?
- 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。