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🇬🇧/ˈəʊmən/ 🇺🇸/ˈoʊmən/📚 14602 1雅思

If you say that something is an omen, you think it indicates what is likely to happen in the future and whether it will be good or bad. ^预兆

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.

It is said to be an omen of misfortune.
那被认为是一种不幸的先兆。

单词造句:

网友用“Omen”造句精选: 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？

关联词ominous/ˈɒmɪnəs/adj. 预兆的；不吉利的

易混淆Oman/əʊˈmæn/n.阿曼（西南亚国家）

关联词auspicious/ɔːˈspɪʃəs/adj.有助于成功的，有利的；吉利的，吉兆的；<古> 富裕的

易混淆Amen/ɑːˈmen; eɪˈmen/int. （表示衷心赞成）阿门；（祈祷时的结尾语）阿门

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。}
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。}