omen
n[C, U]
~ (of sth) (event regarded as a) sign that sth good or bad will happen in the future 预兆; 徵兆
a good/bad omen 好[坏]兆头
an omen of victory 胜利的预兆
a bird of ill omen 不祥的鸟.
The Native Americans caught and trained them and were then able to use them to carry their goods when they travelled from one camping ground to another.
美洲土著人捕捉野马,加以驯服。
The fax has greatly changed office work, especially in China.
特别是在中国,传真机大大地改变了办公室的工作。
We were so excited, my brother and I, that we did not get to sleep until very late.