a sign of what is going to happen in the future synonym portent预兆;前兆;征兆 a good/bad omen 吉祥的/不祥的预兆 an omen of death/disaster 死亡/灾难的征兆 - omen for something
The omens for their future success are not good. 他们未来成功的预兆不祥。
Extra ExamplesThey took the storm as a bad omen. 他们把那场暴风雨看作不祥的预兆。 The sunny weather was a good omen for the holiday. 阳光明媚的天气是假期的一个好征兆。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- bad
- evil
- …
- take something as
- omen for
- omen of
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin.