omens

英 [ˈəʊmɛnz]

美 [ˈoʊmənz]

n.  预兆; 前兆; 征兆
omen的复数

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？

双语例句

• All these were omens of avalanches.
  以上几点都是雪崩的前兆。
• But the omens are bleak.
  但目前的兆头并不好。
• Nor are the bad omens confined to the presidential race.
  坏兆头并非只出现在总统大选中。
• Such omens betide no good. Many of the physical features that make us attractive to one another are, in fact, signals of our health and fertility.
  许多使我们对他人具有吸引力的身体特征，其实是表现健康与生育能力的征兆。
• The omens are mixed at best.
  目前的种种兆头至多算是好坏掺半。
• Such omens betide no good.
  这种征兆预示情况不妙。
• By performing samyama on the two types of karma, active and dormant, or upon omens and portents, the exact time of death can be predicted.
  对当前和休眠的业，或对预兆与征兆作三夜摩（冥想），能预知死亡的准确时间。
• But for me all omens are favourable if I will, for, whatever the issue may be, it is in my power to get benefit therefrom.
  但是对于我本身来说，如果我想，所有的预兆都是对我好的，因为不管我失去了什么，我还是可以自己觉得从中获得益处。
• These are all positive omens.
  这些都是正面的兆头。
• The omens are not encouraging.
  各种预兆并不令人鼓舞。