OMEN, n. A sign that something will happen if nothing happens.
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n. 符号;手势;迹象;指示牌;
vt.& vi. 签名;打手势;
💡 sign(mark)→记号;征兆;签字;做手势;表示
"Sign your name in the blank space below."
把名字签在下面的空白处。
近义:legalize, authenticate, seal, stamp, subscribe, undersign
反义:abrogate, negate, nullify, outlaw, quash, repeal
vi. 发生;碰巧;出现;偶然遇到;
💡 hap(luck)+pen(动词后缀)→发生;偶然发生;碰巧
"It's frightening to think it could happen again."
想到此事可能再次发生就使人不寒而栗。
近义:arise, issue, occur, pass, supervene, transpire
n. 前兆;征兆;预兆;兆头;
vt. 预示;预告;有…的前兆;
"The unusually heavy rainfall was an ill omen for the travellers."
异乎寻常的大雨是旅行者的不祥之兆.
近义:herald, augur, portend, predict, prefigure, presage