Word · Frequency #18942
foreshadow
预示
To suggest or indicate something in advance; to prefigure or presage.
- 1.
To suggest (someone or something) in advance; to prefigure, to presage.
预先暗示；预示；预兆。
预先暗示；预示；预兆。；成为前兆
In use
The dark clouds foreshadowed a severe storm.
Her nervous laughter foreshadows the awkward conversation she is about to have.
The early financial reports foreshadow a difficult quarter for the company.
foreshadow sth
直接接名词作宾语，表示‘预示某事’。
The dark clouds foreshadow a storm.
乌云预示着一场暴风雨。
foreshadow that clause
后接that从句，表示预示某事件的发生。
The early success foreshadowed that the project would be a triumph.
早期的成功预示着该项目将取得巨大成功。
sth be foreshadowed by sth
被动结构，强调‘某事被某物预示’。
The economic crisis was foreshadowed by rising inflation.
经济危机被不断上升的通货膨胀预示。
Verb forms
base foreshadow · third person foreshadows · -ing foreshadowing · past foreshadowed · past participle foreshadowed
规则动词，加-ed构成过去式和过去分词，加-s构成第三人称单数，加-ing构成现在分词。
Common mistakes
The dark clouds are a foreshadow of rain.The dark clouds foreshadow rain.
“foreshadow”是动词，不能直接作为名词使用。应使用动词形式foreshadow，或名词形式foreshadowing（如：a foreshadowing）。
The story foreshadows about the tragedy.The story foreshadows the tragedy.
“foreshadow”是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词“about”。中文的“预示”有时会带“关于”，但英语中不需要。
Connections
Collocations
- foreshadow events
- 预示事件
- The opening scene foreshadows events that occur later in the story.开场场景预示了故事后面发生的事件。
- foreshadow trouble
- 预示麻烦
- Dark clouds foreshadow trouble for the climbers.乌云预示着登山者将遇到麻烦。
- foreshadow the future
- 预示未来
- These early experiments foreshadowed the future of artificial intelligence.这些早期实验预示了人工智能的未来。
- foreshadow danger
- 预示危险
- The sudden silence foreshadowed danger.突然的寂静预示着危险。
- foreshadow a change
- 预示变革
- Several signs foreshadow a change in public opinion.几个迹象预示公众舆论将发生变化。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成fore(在前)+shadow(影子)：前面的影子先投下，暗示后面的情节或结局，即“预示”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学评论、影视分析、正式写作 foreshadow 通常出现在书面语、文学评论或较正式的叙事讨论中，表示“预示”或“为…埋下伏笔”。日常口语中较少使用，较口语化的表达如 hint at 会更自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 foreshadow 押韵的是 shadow 和 overshadow（重读音节均为 /ˈʃædəʊ/）。meadow、window 的拼写也以 -dow 结尾，forecast、foreword 也以 fore- 开头，但它们的元音或重音与 /ˈʃædəʊ/ 不同，因此不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.