Word · Frequency #34333
adumbrates
/ˈædʌmbreit/
verb
隐约预示；预示
adumbrates is the third person singular of adumbrate.
to indicate or suggest something vaguely before it happens
- 1.
To foreshadow vaguely.
模糊地预示。
- 2.
To give a vague outline.
给出模糊的轮廓。
- 3.
To obscure or overshadow.
遮蔽或使阴暗。
概述；勾勒…的轮廓；遮蔽；使…黯然失色；模糊地预示。；给出模糊的轮廓。；遮蔽或使阴暗。
In use
The early symptoms adumbrate a serious illness.
The artist adumbrated the figure with a few quick strokes.
The outline adumbrating the final design was approved.
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。
adumbrate that ...
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。
Verb forms
base adumbrate · third person adumbrates · -ing adumbrating · past adumbrated · past participle adumbrated
规则动词
Common mistakes
Connections
Confusing words
- foreshadow
- 预示 · foreshadow 侧重暗示即将发生的事，而 adumbrate 更强调勾勒轮廓或初步预示
- outline
- 勾勒，概述 · outline 指给出事物的大致结构或要点，adumbrate 则带有隐约预示或初步描绘的意味
Word family
- adumbration
- 预示；轮廓；概述 · noun
- adumbrative
- 预示的；概述的；模糊勾画轮廓的 · adjective
- adumbratively
- 以预示的方式；粗略地；模糊地 · adverb
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
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