a sign of what is going to happen in the future synonym portent預兆;前兆;征兆 a good/bad omen 吉祥的/不祥的預兆 an omen of death/disaster 死亡/災難的征兆 - omen for something
The omens for their future success are not good. 他們未來成功的預兆不祥。
Extra ExamplesThey took the storm as a bad omen. 他們把那場暴風雨看作不祥的預兆。 The sunny weather was a good omen for the holiday. 陽光明媚的天氣是假期的一個好征兆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- bad
- evil
- …
- take something as
- omen for
- omen of
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin.