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词汇 foreshadow
释义

Definition of foreshadow in English:

foreshadow

verb fɔːˈʃadəʊfɔrˈʃædoʊ
[with object]
  • Be a warning or indication of (a future event)

    预示,是(未来事件)的征兆

    other new measures are foreshadowed in the White Paper

    白皮书预示将有其他新措施。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The former poem foreshadows future rebellion when he proclaims to the guards.
    • In a move which could foreshadow the end of super-quarries in Scotland, the Scottish Executive is preparing to review its controversial guidance on mineral workings.
    • After all, what Hollywood screenwriter would spend half an hour foreshadowing an event that never arrives?
    • The lighting and staging of the work foreshadow the tragedy effectively, juxtaposing dark, foreboding scenes with light, flirtatious ones.
    • Light traffic offered little to foreshadow the afternoon's events; the St. Laurent shopping centre had a parking garage filled with cars as I passed by.
    • These dreams are invariably important, and often foreshadow events in the near future.
    • But as the sun sets on a troubled election, it's still not clear if that anger foreshadows a change in power.
    • What then is the picture of the world in the mind of this child, and how does it foreshadow the future events of the story?
    • The sky was a dark blood red that night almost as if foreshadowing the events to come.
    • It establishes a mood and foreshadows future events.
    • This impression is not quite accurate but does foreshadow events to come.
    • Decades from now, historians will say the book foreshadows the end of the global corporation, and the rise of the civil society movement.
    • Their debates over conservatism foreshadowed our debates today over liberalism.
    • This foreshadowed the sacrifice that Jesus made as the perfect Lamb of God to settle the requirement of blood for life once and for all.
    • The recent conflict between a Democratic governor of California and a Republican president foreshadows future debates between the parties over energy policy.
    • This is eventually revealed to have an oblique connection with the main storyline, and to foreshadow the traumatic events behind the making of the enigmatic footage: the dots just about join up.
    • Nationally, this foreshadows economic disaster unless we can pull off a political and cultural about-face regarding education.
    • Two events foreshadow a significant change in the fortunes of marriage and family in Australia.
    • This evening's episode foreshadows the finale.
    • Suffice it to say that the smallest details foreshadow these surprises, in heartbreaking and heart-lifting ways.
    Synonyms
    augur, presage, portend, prognosticate, foreshow, foretell, indicate, suggest, signal, herald, forewarn, warn of, promise, point to, anticipate
    literary forebode, foretoken, betoken, harbinger
    rare prefigure

Rhymes

shadow

Definition of foreshadow in US English:

foreshadow

verbfôrˈSHadōfɔrˈʃædoʊ
[with object]
  • Be a warning or indication of (a future event)

    预示,是(未来事件)的征兆

    it foreshadowed my preoccupation with jazz
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Light traffic offered little to foreshadow the afternoon's events; the St. Laurent shopping centre had a parking garage filled with cars as I passed by.
    • This is eventually revealed to have an oblique connection with the main storyline, and to foreshadow the traumatic events behind the making of the enigmatic footage: the dots just about join up.
    • Suffice it to say that the smallest details foreshadow these surprises, in heartbreaking and heart-lifting ways.
    • It establishes a mood and foreshadows future events.
    • The sky was a dark blood red that night almost as if foreshadowing the events to come.
    • This foreshadowed the sacrifice that Jesus made as the perfect Lamb of God to settle the requirement of blood for life once and for all.
    • What then is the picture of the world in the mind of this child, and how does it foreshadow the future events of the story?
    • The former poem foreshadows future rebellion when he proclaims to the guards.
    • Nationally, this foreshadows economic disaster unless we can pull off a political and cultural about-face regarding education.
    • This impression is not quite accurate but does foreshadow events to come.
    • This evening's episode foreshadows the finale.
    • Decades from now, historians will say the book foreshadows the end of the global corporation, and the rise of the civil society movement.
    • But as the sun sets on a troubled election, it's still not clear if that anger foreshadows a change in power.
    • These dreams are invariably important, and often foreshadow events in the near future.
    • After all, what Hollywood screenwriter would spend half an hour foreshadowing an event that never arrives?
    • Their debates over conservatism foreshadowed our debates today over liberalism.
    • The recent conflict between a Democratic governor of California and a Republican president foreshadows future debates between the parties over energy policy.
    • The lighting and staging of the work foreshadow the tragedy effectively, juxtaposing dark, foreboding scenes with light, flirtatious ones.
    • In a move which could foreshadow the end of super-quarries in Scotland, the Scottish Executive is preparing to review its controversial guidance on mineral workings.
    • Two events foreshadow a significant change in the fortunes of marriage and family in Australia.
    Synonyms
    augur, presage, portend, prognosticate, foreshow, foretell, indicate, suggest, signal, herald, forewarn, warn of, promise, point to, anticipate
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