foreshadows

英 [fɔːˈʃædəʊz]

美 [fɔːrˈʃædoʊz]

v.  预示; 是…的预兆
foreshadow的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预示;是…的预兆
  If somethingforeshadowsan event or situation, it suggests that it will happen.
  1. The disappointing sales figures foreshadow more redundancies...
     令人失望的销售额预示着会有更多人被裁员。
  2. The change proposed last month was foreshadowed in the March Budget.
     上个月提议的变动在 3 月份的预算中已经有所预兆了。

双语例句

• Zephaniah's description of God's coming judgment foreshadows the final day of the Lord's judgment upon the whole world.
  他对上帝的审判所做的描述，预示了末日主耶稣审判全地时的光景。
• Anti-Semitism invariably reflects or foreshadows a diseased condition in European politics.
  反犹主义总是反映或预示出欧洲政治中的不正常状况。
• The second part introduces the main parts of the theory and foreshadows the following analysis.
  第二部分对后殖民的主要观点做了主要介绍，为后文的分析做铺垫。
• Rapid credit growth often foreshadows a financial crisis, the Bank for International Settlements ( BIS) warned in its annual report this month.
  国际清算银行（BIS）在本月发布的年度报告中警告称，信贷规模快速增长通常是金融危机的先兆。
• However, the "impact" of the Far South Games foreshadows a bright future for this civilized and progressive cause.
  但是，远南运动会掀起的冲击波，预示着这项文明、进步的事业前景是美好的。
• Thus this dreamland just foreshadows the tragic end of Catherine's love.
  因此，这个梦境正好预示了凯瑟琳爱情的悲剧性结尾。
• Record numbers of Chinese companies are looking for overseas acquisitions, according to results of a survey published yesterday which foreshadows a global buying spree with potential political repercussions.
  日前公布的一项调查结果表明，正在寻求海外收购的中国企业数量达到创纪录水平。调查预计全球将掀起一股收购热潮，并可能引发潜在的政治反应。
• This passage foreshadows the climax of the story.
  这一段为故事的高潮作了铺垫。
• The basic wooden knob was turned from a solid lump of timber and the manner of its making foreshadows the way it works, the rotating motion of opening.
  基本的木质门柄是由一块实心木头制作而成，其制作方式预示着它的用法，以扭转的方式开门。
• RAND analysis of enormous economic cost to maintain and defend the Soviet Empire foreshadows the collapse of the Soviet Union four years later.
  兰德关于维持和保卫苏维埃帝国的巨大经济成本的分析预示了四年后苏联的崩溃。