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词汇 forebode
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Definition of forebode in English:

forebode

verb fɔːˈbəʊdfɔrˈboʊd
[with object]archaic
  • 1(of a situation or occurrence) act as an advance warning of (something bad)

    〈古或诗/文〉(情形,事件)预示(不祥之事)

    this lull foreboded some new assault upon him

    暂时的寂静预示着对他的新攻击。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It forebodes a deeper commitment than we have seen evidence of in just the 10 episodes.
    • This is an ambitious but important security mechanism; however, inadequate military resources, fragile political institutions, and weak economies forebode great difficulty in getting started.
    • Their return in a second blister pack of two miniatures forebodes devastation among enemy ranks!
    • Paper money had depreciated, and the conditions foreboded a crash.
    • The sobering presentation foreboded the future of Taiwan's relationship with the United States.
    Synonyms
    presage, augur, portend, prognosticate, foreshadow, foreshow, foretell, forecast, predict, prophesy, forewarn, warn of, be a warning of, herald, be an omen of, be a harbinger of
    signify, mean, indicate, add up to, point to, announce, promise
    informal spell
    literary foretoken, betoken, harbinger
    rare prefigure
    1. 1.1 Have a presentiment of (something bad)
      预感(不祥之事)
      I foreboded mischief the moment I heard

      我一听到就预感事情不妙。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We foreboded it, yet I was stupid enough to bring them.

Rhymes

abode, bestrode, bode, code, commode, corrode, download, encode, erode, explode, goad, implode, load, lode, middle-of-the-road, mode, node, ode, offload, outrode, road, rode, sarod, Spode, strode, toad, upload, woad

Definition of forebode in US English:

forebode

verbfɔrˈboʊdfôrˈbōd
[with object]archaic
  • 1(of a situation or occurrence) act as a warning of (something bad)

    〈古或诗/文〉(情形,事件)预示(不祥之事)

    this lull foreboded some new assault upon him

    暂时的寂静预示着对他的新攻击。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is an ambitious but important security mechanism; however, inadequate military resources, fragile political institutions, and weak economies forebode great difficulty in getting started.
    • It forebodes a deeper commitment than we have seen evidence of in just the 10 episodes.
    • Paper money had depreciated, and the conditions foreboded a crash.
    • The sobering presentation foreboded the future of Taiwan's relationship with the United States.
    • Their return in a second blister pack of two miniatures forebodes devastation among enemy ranks!
    Synonyms
    presage, augur, portend, prognosticate, foreshadow, foreshow, foretell, forecast, predict, prophesy, forewarn, warn of, be a warning of, herald, be an omen of, be a harbinger of
    1. 1.1 Have a presentiment of (something bad)
      预感(不祥之事)
      I foreboded mischief the moment I heard

      我一听到就预感事情不妙。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We foreboded it, yet I was stupid enough to bring them.
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