Word · Frequency #11563
omen
预兆；征兆
核心释义
a sign or event believed to foretell what will happen in the future
- 1.
Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
- 2.
即将发生的事情的预兆
a sign of something about to happen
- 3.
A thing of prophetic significance.
即将发生的事情的预兆；预兆；前兆；征兆
用法In use
Black clouds are often considered an omen of rain.
用法提示：n. 预兆，此处指乌云预示即将下雨。
The team saw their early lead as a good omen for the rest of the match.
用法提示：n. 兆头，此处指领先被理解为积极的征兆。
Ancient people believed that comets were omens of disaster.
用法提示：n. 预兆（复数），此处指彗星被认为预示灾难。
he looked for an omen before going into battle
be an omen of
The dark clouds were an omen of the coming storm.
乌云是即将来临的风暴的预兆。
take sth as an omen
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a good omen
- 好兆头
- The rainbow after the storm was seen as a good omen.暴风雨后的彩虹被视为好兆头。
- a bad omen
- 坏兆头；凶兆
- Black cats are often thought to be a bad omen.黑猫常被认为是不祥之兆。
- an omen of disaster
- 灾难的预兆
- The sudden silence was an omen of disaster.突然的寂静是灾难的预兆。
- see something as an omen
- 把某事看作预兆
- She saw the broken mirror as an omen of bad luck.她把镜子破碎视为厄运的预兆。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象字母 o 是一只瞪大的眼睛，看到“预兆”时惊呼“哦！”，men 就是“人们”：O-men，提醒人们留意将至之事。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：叙事文本、新闻报道、日常交流 正式和日常场合都可使用，多用于指预示未来（尤指坏事）的征兆或迹象；在叙事或讨论性文本中比较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常后接 of 或 for
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: bowman, Roman, showman, and 'abdomen' in its /æbˈdoʊmən/ pronunciation all end with /oʊmən/. Lookalikes that sound different: women (/ˈwɪmɪn/) and specimen (/ˈspɛsɪmən/) share the -men spelling but do not rhyme.
用法优先级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。
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