betoken

英 [bɪˈtəʊkən]

美 [bɪˈtoʊkən]

v.  预示; 表示

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

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BNC.33339 / COCA.34079

牛津词典

verb

• 预示；表示
  to be a sign of sth
  1. a clear blue sky betokening a fine day
     预示着好天气的晴朗蓝天

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预示；显示
  If somethingbetokenssomething else, it is a sign of this thing.
  1. The president alone betokened the national identity.
     总统本身代表着一个国家的形象。

英英释义

verb

• indicate by signs
  1. These signs bode bad news
  Synonym:bodeportendauspicateprognosticateomenpresageforeshadowaugurforetellprefigureforecastpredict
• be a signal for or a symptom of
  1. These symptoms indicate a serious illness
  2. Her behavior points to a severe neurosis
  3. The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
  Synonym:bespeakindicatepointsignal

双语例句

• The changes of molecular weight and molecular weight distribute determined with GPC under given conditions may betoken whether polymer is living one.
  用凝胶渗透色谱仪（GPC）在一定的条件下，测定聚合物的分子量及其分布的变化可以预示聚合物是否为活性聚合物。
• The president alone betokened the national identity.
  总统本身代表着一个国家的形象。
• Both are produced in response to an informing and betoken a change of cognitive state.
  两者均用来回应讯息告知，并且反映谈话者认知状态的改变。
• Others destined for death were also in the camps, but their presence did not betoken a program of genocide.
  其他注定要死的人也在集中营里，但他们的存在并不能预示这是一个有计划的灭种和屠杀运动。
• Those black clouds betoken rain.
  那些乌云预示有雨。
• At lexical, syntactic, semantic, pragmatic and textual levels exist different linguistic markers of polyphonic speech, which betoken the orientation and conclusion of the argumentation of different voices, that is, the implicature of the utterance.
  多声性言语在词汇、句法、语义、语用和语篇等层面均有各自的标记形式，这些语言标记预示着众声论辩的不同指向和结论，即话语的含义。
• Betoken the camp product or serve: Various specification wiping toilet paper puts up;
  主营产品或服务：各种规格的擦手纸架；
• His smile betoken his satisfaction.
  他的微笑表示他满意了。
• The oval face was lengthened, his smiling mouth had assumed the firm and marked lines which betoken resolution;
  他那椭圆形的脸已拉长了，那张含笑的嘴出在已刻上了显示意志坚强而沉着的线条；
• Health of women and children is basis of human health, healthy women and children betoken future of mankind.
  妇女儿童的健康是人类健康的基础，妇女儿童的健康预示着人类的未来。