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foreshadow

/fɔːˈʃadəʊ/

Meanings
verb

预示，预兆，铺垫

To presage, or suggest something in advance.

Examples :

"The dark clouds foreshadowed a rainy afternoon. "
乌云密布预示着下午会下雨。
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Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

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afternoon noun

/af.təɾˈnʉːn/ /ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn/ /ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun/

下午, 午后

"We usually have family dinner in the afternoon. "

我们家一般下午吃晚饭。

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

到，向，往

"Please push the door to."

请把门推上。

Illustration presage

presage noun

/pɹɪˈseɪdʒ/

预兆，征兆

"The dark clouds gathering overhead were a presage of a coming storm. "

聚集在头顶的乌云是暴风雨即将来临的预兆。

Illustration clouds

clouds noun

/klaʊdz/

山石，巨石，岩。

"The children loved to play hide-and-seek among the clouds in the park, their laughter echoing around the massive rock formations. "

孩子们喜欢在公园里的山石间玩捉迷藏，他们的笑声在巨大的岩石群周围回荡。

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advance noun

/ədˈvaːns/ /ədˈvɑːns/ /ədˈvæns/

进步，进展

"an advance in health or knowledge"

健康或知识上的进步

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

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rainy adjective

/ˈɹeɪni/

下雨的，多雨的

"Due to the rainy weather, we decided not to play in the park."

因为下雨，我们决定不去公园玩了。

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

或者，或。

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

他可能会得癌症，或者被公共汽车撞到，或者天知道还会发生什么。

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suggest verb

/səˈdʒɛst/ /sə(ɡ)ˈdʒɛst/

暗示， 示意.

"Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?"

你这是在暗示我杀了我的妻子吗？

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foreshadowed verb

/fɔːrˈʃædoʊd/ /fɔːrˈʃædəʊd/

预示，预兆，暗示。

"The dark clouds gathered overhead, foreshadowed the coming storm. "

乌云聚集在头顶，预示着暴风雨即将来临。

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dark adjective

/dɑːk/ /dɑɹk/

黑暗的，阴暗的

"The room was too dark for reading."

房间太暗了，没法看书。