A bad omen is something that is believed to bring badluck, like black cats, spiders or bats.(人们相信恶兆会带给坏运气,黑猫、蜘蛛或者蝙蝠都算是恶兆。)
But at least one omen is encouraging.(但至少有一个兆头鼓舞人心。)
Not a good omen.(这不是一个好兆头。)
It was June 17th, Charles's 27th birthday; it was not a good omen.(那天是6月17号,查理的27岁生日。那不是个好兆头。)
I will accept the gift as an omen from fortune herself!(我将把那礼物看作来自命运女神的预兆而收下!)
A shy and elusive fish, a Napoleon wrasse at Orona island is a good omen for the Marine reserve.(一条羞赧且独特的苏眉鱼(Napoleonwrasse)在欧罗那岛(Oronaisland)附近海域游弋,它是海洋保护区恢复的好兆头。)
He's a bird of bad omen: no mate for you.(他是一只不祥的鸟,不是你的配偶。)
For the superstitious Chinese, the fire is likely to be seen as a bad omen.(对于一些迷信的中国人而言,这场大火可能会被视为一个不吉利的预兆。)
The ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes back to at least the 17th century and probably earlier.(一根火柴或蜡烛点燃三样东西的不祥征兆至少可以追溯到17世纪,或者可能更早。)