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adumbrate sth
既可指具体勾勒轮廓，也可指抽象概述。
The author adumbrates the main themes in the introduction.
作者在引言中勾勒了主要主题。
隐约预示；预示
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隐约预示；预示
to indicate or suggest something vaguely before it happens
The author adumbrates the main themes in the introduction.
作者在引言中勾勒了主要主题。
模糊地预示。
To foreshadow vaguely.
给出模糊的轮廓。
To give a vague outline.
遮蔽或使阴暗。
To obscure or overshadow.
adumbrate
Base
原形
adumbrates
3rd person
第三人称单数
adumbrating
-ing
现在分词
adumbrated
Past
过去式
adumbrated
Past participle
过去分词
The report adumbrates a potential crisis.
这份报告预示了潜在的危机。
The author adumbrated his theory in an early article.
作者在早期文章中勾勒出了他的理论。
The government is adumbrating new policies for education.
政府正在预示教育的新政策。
规则动词
The early symptoms adumbrate a serious illness.
早期症状预示一种严重疾病。
The artist adumbrated the figure with a few quick strokes.
艺术家用寥寥几笔勾勒出人物轮廓。
The outline adumbrating the final design was approved.
预示最终设计的大纲获得了批准。
既可指具体勾勒轮廓，也可指抽象概述。
The author adumbrates the main themes in the introduction.
作者在引言中勾勒了主要主题。
用于表达预示或暗示。
The economic indicators adumbrate that a recession is imminent.
经济指标预示衰退即将来临。
Not this
The adumbrate of the plan was unclear.
Use this
The adumbration of the plan was unclear.
把动词“adumbrate”当作名词使用，其正确名词形式是“adumbration”。
Not this
He adumbrated his boss to get a promotion.
Use this
He adulated his boss to get a promotion.
“adumbrate”意为“预示；勾勒”，与“adulate”（谄媚）发音相近但含义不同，此处应使用“adulate”。
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