adumbrate

['ædʌmbreit]

v.画轮廓,预示

词形变化：

形容词: adumbrative | 副词: adumbratively | 名词: adumbration | 动词过去式: adumbrated | 动词过去分词: adumbrated | 动词现在分词: adumbrating | 动词第三人称单数: adumbrates |

vt.

1. 画……的轮廓

2. 预示, 暗示

3. 遮蔽

adumbrate

过去式：adumbrated

过去分词：adumbrated

现在进行时：adumbrating

词形变化：

形容词: adumbrative | 副词: adumbratively | 名词: adumbration | 动词过去式: adumbrated | 动词过去分词: adumbrated | 动词现在分词: adumbrating | 动词第三人称单数: adumbrates |

词义辨析：

同义参见:

cloud

shade

suggest

adumbrate['ædʌmbreit; æd'ʌm-]vt.1.■勾画，勾画出…的轮廓，给…绘略图，打…的草图；略显示：to adumbrate the plan简略谈计划2.■隐约预示，暗地：to adumbrate the reform预示改革的到来3.■使变暗；(部分地)遮暗，遮蔽；在…上投下阴影：be in some measure adumbrated by …在某种程度上被…蒙上阴影变形vt.adumbratedadumbrating

1. (formal)report or represent in outline
   (正式)简介，报告概要，展示轮廓
   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。
   ■indicate faintly
   隐约显示
   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。
   ■foreshadow or prefigure (a future event)
   预示（未来事件）
   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。
   ■overshadow
   遮蔽，给…投下阴影，使…失色
   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。
   

1. late 16th cent.: from Latin adumbrat- 'shaded', from the verb adumbrare, from ad- 'to' (as an intensifier) + umbrare 'cast a shadow' (from umbra 'shade')
   

adumbrate

动词 adumbrate:

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

同义词：sketch, outline

give to understand

同义词：intimate, insinuate

adumbrate

■Agricultural and food price indices adumbrate a slight deceleration in consumer price inflation;

农产品和粮食价格指数预示消费者价格通胀增速略有放缓；

■What can there be to adumbrate before occurrence schizophrenia, the depressed disease that how calculates?

出现精神分裂症之前会有什么预兆，怎样算的抑郁症？

■8)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。

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

最新事态的发展预示著一场全球性的计算机技术革命。

■Whether does menstruate of the rice before menstruation adumbrate to come smoothly also classics?

月经前米有月经预兆是否也顺利来经?

■" comical gentleman does not no hurry unbearably however the ground says: "Master: You are about branch, this is adumbrate very well!

滑稽先生却不慌不忙地说：“主人：你快要开分店了，这是很好的预兆呀！

■What does cancer have to adumbrate?

癌症有什么预兆？

■Via what there is does first time forthcoming month adumbrate?

第一次来月经有什么预兆吗？

■to adumbrate the plan

简略谈计划

■Lung cancer has what symptom, have adumbrate?

肺癌有哪些症状，有预兆吗？

■The dream that how knows oneself excuse me is really false? What to always do nightmare to you can have to adumbrate unspecifiedly?

请问如何知道自己的梦境是真是假？总是做噩梦会不会有什么不详的预兆？

■adumbrate v.

预示, 暗示;

■to adumbrate the reform

预示改革的到来

■adumbrate n.

预示，勾画；