presage
英 [ˈpresɪdʒ]
美 [ˈpresɪdʒ]
v. 预兆,警示,预言(尤指不祥之事)
n. 预示,预兆,预感
过去式:presaged 第三人称单数:presages 现在分词:presaging 过去分词:presaged
BNC.19094 / COCA.20147
牛津词典
verb
- 预兆,警示,预言(尤指不祥之事)
to be a warning or sign that sth will happen, usually sth unpleasant
柯林斯词典
- VERB 预示;预兆;警示
If somethingpresagesa situation or event, it is considered to be a warning or sign of what is about to happen.- ...the dawn's loud chorus that seemed to presage a bright hot summer's day.
似乎预示着今天会是一个阳光灿烂的炎炎夏日的清晨嘹亮的鸟叫声
- ...the dawn's loud chorus that seemed to presage a bright hot summer's day.
英英释义
noun
- a sign of something about to happen
- he looked for an omen before going into battle
- a foreboding about what is about to happen
verb
- indicate by signs
- These signs bode bad news
双语例句
- On past form the slowdown seemed likely to presage a long slump.
从过去的经验来看,这种下降很可能是经济大萧条的预兆。 - These responses contrasted with praise of the accord from India and China, and may presage problems for the United Nations in keeping the fragile alliances formed in Copenhagen together.
这些反应与印度和中国对协议的称赞形成了对比,可能预示着联合国难以维系在哥本哈根形成的脆弱联盟。 - The lowering clouds presage a storm.
密集的云预示着暴风雨的来临。 - That, in turn, leaves me feeling it is too early to believe green shoots could presage a full blown recovery anytime soon either in the verdant pastures of West Virginia, or anywhere else linked to the US mortgage world.
这进而让我觉得,认为萌芽可能预示着全面复苏无论是在西弗吉尼亚葱绿的草地上,还是与美国抵押贷款界相关的任何其它地方很快会到来,还为时过早。 - But now business is slowing again – and experts fear that may presage a hard landing for the whole country.
但是现在这个行业又一次萎靡了&专家们担忧这很可能是整个国家经济衰退的一个前兆。 - But for unknown reasons, in the remaining cases the twisting did not presage a flare.
不知道什么原因,在其余的情况中,磁旋流并没有预示耀斑的到来。 - Jason Hall, who wrote the movie screenplay, said the scene was meant to both show Kyle in recovery and presage the violence that was about to occur off-screen.
影片编剧杰森·霍尔(JasonHall)说,安排这样一个场景是为了说明凯尔在复原中,同时也预示了即将在画外发生的暴力。 - An antisivially strong Peso may presage serious problems for the country.
靠人为作用变得坚挺的比索可能预示着国家存在严重的问题。 - Ukraine was bracing itself for more upheaval on Sunday after its two easternmost regions held referendums on self-rule that some fear could presage a break-up of the country.
周日,乌克兰最东边的两个地区举行了自治公投,这将使乌克兰动荡局势加剧。一些人担心,这可能预示着乌克兰即将分裂。 - German finds that, in the road, the chimney sweepers, they presage a day good luck.
德国人认定,在路上碰到了烟囱清扫工,便预示着一天要交好运。