Word · Frequency #19094
presaged
预示;是…的预兆
presaged is the past of presage.
核心释义
to be a sign of, especially something bad; to indicate by signs
- 1.
预测或预言某事。
To predict or foretell something.
- 2.
做出预测。
To make a prediction.
- 3.
预感;预先感到;预知。
To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.
- 4.
用迹象表明
indicate by signs
预言;预告;预感;预知;预测或预言某事。;做出预测。;预感;预先感到;预知。
用法In use
The dark clouds presage a coming storm.
用法提示:presage 作谓语动词,表示‘预示’,主语是自然现象。
His sudden silence presaged bad news.
用法提示:presaged 是过去式,表示‘预示’,主语是人的行为。
Falling stock prices often presage an economic downturn.
用法提示:presage 作谓语动词,主语是经济指标。
presage sth
Dark clouds often presage a storm.
乌云常常预示暴风雨。
presage that...
that从句引导的宾语从句。
The sudden silence presaged that something terrible was about to happen.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- presage trouble
- 预示麻烦
- The sudden drop in sales may presage trouble for the company.销售额的突然下降可能预示公司会有麻烦。
- presage disaster
- 预示灾难
- Thick black smoke rising from the factory presaged disaster.工厂升起的浓烟预示着灾难。
- presage change
- 预示变革
- These early negotiations could presage change in the region.这些早期谈判可能预示着该地区的变革。
- presage the end
- 预示终结
- The closure of the last mine presaged the end of the town's mining era.最后一座矿场的关闭预示了这个城镇矿业时代的终结。
- presage the future
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:pre(在前)+ sage(智者),智者能凭前兆预知,记 presage 为“预示、预感”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:literary writing、news reporting、formal speech presage 作动词时通常用于较正式或书面语境,多出现在文学作品、新闻报道或正式演讲中,表示“预示”或“预言”。在日常口语中较少见,选择 formal 语体比较稳妥。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于正式或文学语境,表示预示。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
message 与 presage 押韵(重读元音 /ɛ/ 后的发音相同)。usage、visage、village、cabbage、damage 虽也以 -age 结尾,但重读元音或辅音不同,所以不押韵。
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