Word · Frequency #11563
omen
预示；是…的征兆
to be a sign or warning of something; to indicate by signs
- 1.
To be an omen of.
- 2.
To divine or predict from omens.
- 3.
indicate by signs
通过迹象表明
根据预兆预测；卜测；通过迹象表明；预示；有...的前兆；显出...的预兆
In use
The dark clouds omen a coming storm.
The strange behavior of the animals omened an earthquake.
The sudden silence was omening trouble.
omen that clause
The sudden drop in temperature omens that winter is coming.
温度的骤降预示着冬天即将来临。
be omened by sth
The disaster was omened by strange animal behavior.
这场灾难被动物的异常行为所预示。
Verb forms
base omen · third person omens · -ing omening · past omened · past participle omened
Common mistakes
The strange noise omen for danger.
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- a bird of ill omen
- 不祥之鸟；带来坏消息的人Every time he shows up, something bad happens—he's a bird of ill omen.他每次出现，坏事就会发生——他真是个不祥之人。
- an omen of things to come
- 未来事情的预兆；即将发生之事的征兆The empty streets were an omen of things to come during the pandemic.空旷的街道是疫情即将来临的征兆。
- read the omens
- 解读预兆；预测未来The chief read the omens and decided to postpone the harvest.首领解读了预兆，决定推迟收割。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：Omen 作动词=预示，乌鸦叫是不祥之兆，正预示坏事临头。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学叙述、正式书面语 该词作动词时多用于正式或文学性的书面语境，表示“预示”或“根据预兆判断”；日常口语中较少这样使用。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接名词或从句
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with 'omen': showman /ˈʃoʊmən/, bowman /ˈboʊmən/. Beware lookalikes: snowman /ˈsnoʊmæn/ has /æ/, women /ˈwɪmɪn/ has /ɪ/, and human /ˈhjuːmən/ and foreman /ˈfɔːrmən/ share the ending /mən/ but not the stressed vowel /oʊ/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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