presages

英 [ˈpresɪdʒɪz]

美 [ˈpresɪdʒɪz]

v.  预兆，警示，预言(尤指不祥之事)
presage的第三人称单数

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

双语例句

• The redistribution of economic power to rising nations presages another fundamental shift.
  经济实力正朝着新兴国家再分配，这预示着另一个根本转变。
• This sign presages rains.
  这种迹象是下雨的预兆。
• Some people say that the appearance of a black cat presages good luck.
  有人说黑猫的出现是吉祥的预兆。
• The total number of strokes in a name can determine a person's fortune: for example twelve strokes bespeaks a life of illness and failure, while 81 strokes presages prosperity and a happy future.
  名字的总笔画数可以决定一个人的命运。例如，十二画预示着一个人会多灾多病，生活失败，而八十一画则表明这个人生活富足，未来幸福。
• Everything here presages a wilderness spirit flag will be flying high!
  这里的一切昭示着北大荒精神的旗帜必将高高飘扬！
• Sany, one of China's flagship machinery groups, is set to become the first engineering company from the Middle Kingdom to launch production in Germany, a move that presages an attack by China's rapidly advancing industrial companies on Europe's engineering market.
  作为中国旗舰机械集团之一的三一集团（Sany），即将成为中央王国首家在德国投产的工程公司。此举预示着中国快速发展的工业企业对欧洲工程市场发起了攻击。
• The drive for equality often presages chaos, disruption, and unhappiness.
  争取平等的运动往往预示要发生混乱、分裂和不幸。