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
- Going through crisscross footpaths between fields, wherever our fingerprints reach, wherever the oldest presage will show.
纵横阡陌,我们的指纹印在哪里,哪里就会显露最古老的预言。 - Does the president's speech presage a newly energetic sally by the administration into this thankless, daunting battlefield?
奥巴马的讲话是否预示着美国政府将在这片冷酷、棘手的战场上重新发起冲锋? - 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。 - Never insert chopsticks upright onto the vessels for food, as this will be viewed as an evil presage and will sustain the disapproval of the seniors.
决不要将筷子垂直地插在乘放食物的器皿上,因为这会被认为是一种邪恶的预兆,而且将会引起老人的不满。 - By certain signs we may presage of heats and rains.
靠某种迹象,我们可以预测酷热和下雨。 - 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。 - 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。 - Investors have reacted with alarm to signs that Chinese developers are struggling to fund their operations – fearing it could presage a collapse of the sector.
有迹象显示,中国房地产开发商在获得经营所需的资金方面正遭遇困难,对此投资者在震惊之下作出反应,担心这种情况可能预示着该行业的崩盘。 - To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.
预示事先暗示或警告;预言。 - The surge in lending could presage faster growth and higher inflation this year if left unchecked.
若不采取对策,放贷激增可能预示着今年增长加快、通胀上扬。