betoken是什么意思

2023-12-08 07:15:16

betoken

美[bɪtoʊkən] 英[bɪtəʊkən]

v. 预示；是 ... 的预兆；表示

过去式：betokened 过去分词：betokened 现在分词：betokening 第三人称单数：betokens

近义词：predict，auspicate，indicate，forecast，bespeak，prefigure，prognosticate，augur，foreshadow，bode，signal，point，foretell，omen，portend，presage，

Verb

be a signal for or a symptom of;
"These symptoms indicate a serious illness" "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis" "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
indicate by signs;
"These signs bode bad news"

用作动词(v.)

Those black clouds betoken rain.那些乌云预示即将下雨。
That would only betoken for us seven years of plenty and seven years of scarcity.那只是预示我们将有七年丰收和七年饥荒。