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　

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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.
  1. ...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

英英释义

noun

• a sign of something about to happen
  1. he looked for an omen before going into battle
  Synonym:omenportentprognosticprognosticationprodigy
• a foreboding about what is about to happen

verb

• indicate by signs
  1. These signs bode bad news
  Synonym:bodeportendauspicateprognosticateomenbetokenforeshadowaugurforetellprefigureforecastpredict

双语例句

• 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。
• The talents and virtues which were displayed in that great struggle were a sure presage of all that has since followed.
  在那场伟大的斗争中所展示的天资和美德无疑已经预示了其后发生的一切。
• And only a year and a bit since the more faint-hearted stocked their cellars with bottled water and canned food lest the financial crash presage a descent into anarchy.
  而胆小一些的人开始在地窖里储备瓶装水和罐头食品，生怕金融危机会导致这个世界陷入混乱状态，也就是这一年多点儿的事情。
• 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。
• A beautiful girl suddenly came to an early death, she had folded time, you said it was presage.
  一个绝美的少女突然夭折，她曾折叠时间，你说那就是预言。
• 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。
• 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。
• To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.
  预示事先暗示或警告；预言。
• Such incidents often presage war.
  那样的（政治性）事件常成为战争的前兆。
• 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。