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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。
预兆；征兆
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预兆；征兆
a sign or event believed to foretell what will happen in the future
The dark clouds were an omen of the coming storm.
乌云是即将来临的风暴的预兆。
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.
即将发生的事情的预兆
a sign of something about to happen
A thing of prophetic significance.
Black clouds are often considered an omen of rain.
乌云常被视为下雨的预兆。
AI contextual example
The team saw their early lead as a good omen for the rest of the match.
球队将早期的领先视为比赛剩余时间的好兆头。
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Ancient people believed that comets were omens of disaster.
古人相信彗星是灾难的预兆。
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he looked for an omen before going into battle
他上战场前寻找预兆。
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The dark clouds were an omen of the coming storm.
乌云是即将来临的风暴的预兆。
He took the black cat crossing his path as a bad omen.
他把黑猫横穿他的路视为一个坏兆头。
The team's early lead was a good omen for the final match.
球队的早期领先对决赛来说是一个好兆头。
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It is omen of good luck.
Use this
It is an omen of good luck.
中文学习者常忽略单数可数名词前的不定冠词。'omen' 是可数名词，必须用 'an' 来修饰。
Not this
The black cat is an omen sign.
Use this
The black cat is an omen.
'omen' 本身就是名词，意为‘征兆’，无需重复使用 'sign'；或者若想表达‘不祥之兆’，可用 'bad omen'。
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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。
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。
灾难的预兆
The sudden silence was an omen of disaster.
突然的寂静是灾难的预兆。
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。
不祥之兆；报凶讯的人（或事物）
He has a reputation as a bird of ill omen; every time he shows up, bad news follows.
他素有“不祥之鸟”的名声；每次他一出现，坏消息就接踵而至。
未来之事的预兆
The sudden drop in prices was an omen of things to come.
价格的突然下跌预示着未来将要发生的事情。
解读征兆；预测未来
Analysts are trying to read the omens in the latest employment figures.
分析人士正试图从最新的就业数据中解读征兆。
这些预兆可不太好。
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Professor Trelawney uses this line to warn Harry that she sees dark omens in his future.
在《哈利·波特与阿兹卡班的囚徒》中，特里劳妮教授用这句话警告哈利，她在他的未来看到了不祥的征兆。
你无法逃脱凶兆。
This tagline from the 1976 horror film The Omen warns that a disastrous omen cannot be escaped.
这是1976年恐怖电影《凶兆》的宣传语，它警示人们，不祥的预兆是躲不掉的。
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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。
可数名词，常后接 of 或 for
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