adumbrate

[US]/ˈædəmbreɪt/
[UK]/ˈædəmbreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 约略显示,预示,遮蔽
n. 预示,遮蔽
Word Forms
过去分词adumbrated
过去式adumbrated
第三人称单数adumbrates
现在分词adumbrating

Phrases & Collocations

adumbrate a plan

预示计划

adumbrate the future

预示未来

adumbrate an idea

预示想法

Example Sentences

Hobhouse had already adumbrated the idea of a welfare state.

霍布豪斯已经简略地介绍了福利国家这一概念。

the walls were only adumbrated by the meagre light.

几面墙只是在朦胧的光线下显示出轮廓来。

The recent development adumbrate a world-wide revolution in computer technology.

最新事态的发展预示着一场全球性的计算机技术革命。

tenors solemnly adumbrate the fate of the convicted sinner.

中音声部庄严肃穆,预示着罪人的命运。

Lung cancer has what symptom, have adumbrate?

肺癌有哪些症状,有预兆吗?

her happy reminiscences were adumbrated by consciousness of something else.

她想起了其他的一些事,幸福的回忆也因而失色。

Real-world Examples

For one thing, as I've adumbrated, the ager publicus tended to wind up not in the government's hands, but in the hands of the conquering generals and friends of the conquering generals.

我说过的一件事,公地可能最终不在政府的掌握中,而是在获胜的将军或者将军的朋友手中。

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

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