betoken

英 [bɪ'təʊk(ə)n] 美[bɪ'tokən]
  • vt. 预示;表示

GRE

英英释义


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"

实用场景例句


a clear blue sky betokening a fine day
预示着好天气的晴朗蓝天

牛津词典

The president alone betokened the national identity.
总统本身代表着一个国家的形象。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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

辞典例句

What did it betoken?
不公平又能怎样?

期刊摘选

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

期刊摘选

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

《简明英汉词典》

Those black clouds betoken a storm.
那些黑云预示着暴风雨即将来临.

期刊摘选

Be ready to betoken the Jesus blessing in everyone!
愿主耶稣赐福于每个人!

期刊摘选

Coal seventeen is a tier betoken a coal mining in DongRong two Coalmine.
东荣二矿十七号煤是主采煤层.

期刊摘选

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.

辞典例句

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

《现代英汉综合大词典》

双语例句


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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英文词源


betoken (v.)
late 12c., from be- + Old English tacnian "to signify," from tacn "sign" (see token). Related: Betokened; betokening.

词态变化


第三人称单数: betokens;过去式: betokened;过去分词: betokened;现在分词: betokening;