betoken

英[bɪ'təʊkən] 美[bɪ'toʊkən]
  • v. 预示;是 ... 的预兆;表示
betokened betokened betokening betokens
GRE
Verb:
  1. be a signal for or a symptom of;

    "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"
    "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
    "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

  2. indicate by signs;

    "These signs bode bad news"

1. He gave her a gift to betoken his gratitude.
他送她一件礼物表示感谢.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Dark clouds betoken a storm.
乌云予示着暴风雨的来临.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. Those black clouds betoken rain.
那些乌云预示有雨.

来自辞典例句

4. That would only betoken for us seven years of plenty and seven years of scarcity.
那只是预示我们将有七年丰收和七年饥荒.

来自辞典例句

5. Betoken : To be or give a sign or portent of.
预示: 做或给出记号或预兆.

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    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Those black clouds betoken rain.
      那些乌云预示即将下雨。
    2. That would only betoken for us seven years of plenty and seven years of scarcity.
      那只是预示我们将有七年丰收和七年饥荒。

【邻近词汇】