【每日一词】 presage -[ˈpresɪdʒ] n. 预示；前兆；预感；先见(之明） v. 预言（尤指不祥之事） 预兆；预知；成为...的前兆
1 of 2: noun
1: something that foreshadows or portends a future event : OMEN
2: an intuition or feeling of what is going to happen in the future
3archaic : PROGNOSTICATION
4: warning or indication of the future
2 of 2 verb
transitive verb
1: to give an omen or warning of : FORESHADOW
2: FORETELL, PREDICT
intransitive verb: to make or utter a prediction
短语
portend prophesy presage prefigure: 四大预言
presage day: 预兆日期
the presage of a storm: 风暴的前兆
presage variable: 预示变量
acoustic presage: 声学前兆
例句
Does Golden Globe success presage an Oscar?荣获金球奖预示着荣膺奥斯卡大奖吗？
By certain signs we may presage of heats and rains.根据某些迹象，我们可以预告酷热和下雨。
What might this presage for Europe's overpriced markets?美国这种情况对房价过高的欧洲房市会有什么样的预示作用呢？
Noun
I had a nagging presage that the results of my medical tests would not be good.
the sight of the first robin is always a welcome presage of spring
Verb
Many investors are worried that the current slowdown could presage another recession.
events that presaged the civil rights movement
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Noun
In politics, there are liars and better liars How the Biden administration helped avoid a coup in Guatemala China’s meddling in Taiwan election presages year of misinformation threats Need help keeping up with this tumultuous election?
—Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
The New Moon in Virgo, which occurs shortly after Mercury turns direct, presages really big beginnings throughout the zodiac.
—Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Aug. 2024
Verb
But for a moment that presaged a post-Covid era of good feelings, flash back to February.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
The timing may have seemed inauspicious, but in hindsight, the debut of the 3940 presaged a new era for Patek Philippe, marked by serial production of complicated timepieces.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
