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

• 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。
• 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。
• To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.
  预示事先暗示或警告；预言。
• 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。
• 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。
• There is no warning, no presage, perhaps you are waiting for a genuine youth, age will not be used to divide, perhaps you would say: maintain their youth! Or: Say bye bye to it!
  没有任何的警告，没有预兆，也许你在等待一个真正的青春，不会用年龄来定义的，也许你会说：永葆青春！
• 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。
• Together they presage a second Internet revolution that could have far reaching effects on the way we work and live.
  以上产品和服务，预示了第二代因特网革命，它将对我们的工作和生活方式产生深远的影响。
• If probability becomes reality, however, a U.S. romp could presage more dominance in the future.
  然而，如果我们的预测都成为了现实，美国的成功可能预示着其在未来将更能占据主导地位。
• 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。