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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - When I alone wander in the field, those flowers, grass, trees and rivers can solace me just because I faintly presage that I am likely to meet another soul who loves them in the same way.
当我独自在田野里徘徊时，那些花朵、草、木、流之所以能给我以慰藉，正是因为我隐约预感到，我可能会和另一颗同样爱它们的灵魂相遇。 - 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。 - On that day, catkins were flying in the air of Beijing, like snow, also like the presage in my pursuit.
那一天，北京的天空中飞扬着柳絮，如雪，亦如我所追寻的预言。 - 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。 - The lowering clouds presage a storm.
密集的云预示着暴风雨的来临。 - The announcement seemed to presage a sudden and startling end to the conflict.
这个宣言看来预示着突然而又令人吃惊地结束冲突。 - Such incidents often presage war.
那样的（政治性）事件常成为战争的前兆。