presentiment

/prɪˈzen.tɪ.mənt/

Meanings

noun

预感，预兆

A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.

Examples :

"Before the test, Sarah had a strong presentiment that she would fail, and unfortunately, she did. "

考试前，萨拉强烈地预感到自己会考砸，不幸的是，她真的没考好。

Related Words

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。

feeling verb

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/ /ˈfilɪŋ/

摸，触摸

"The baby was feeling the soft fur of the teddy bear. "

那个宝宝正在摸泰迪熊柔软的毛。

often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

经常，频繁。

"My sister is often late for school. "

我妹妹上学经常迟到。

undesirable noun

/ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbl/ /ˌʌndɪˈzaɪrəbl/

不受欢迎的人，讨厌的人

"The new student was considered an undesirable in the class because of his disruptive behavior. "

因为他扰乱课堂秩序，那个新学生被班里的人视为不受欢迎的人。

unfortunately adverb

/ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/ /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/

不幸地，可惜，遗憾地

"Unfortunately, the heavy rain prevented the soccer game from taking place. "

不幸的是，因为下了很大的雨，所以足球比赛没能举行。

nature noun

/ˈnæɪ̯tʃə/ /ˈnɛːtʃɐ/ /ˈnæetʃɘ/ /ˈneɪtʃə/ /ˈneɪtʃɚ/

自然，大自然.

"Nature never lies (i.e. tells untruths)."

大自然从不说谎.

strong adjective

/stɹɑŋ/ /stɹɒŋ/ /stɹɔŋ/

强壮，健壮。

"a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong"

一个身材高大，非常强壮的男人；杰克又高又壮。

happen verb

/ˈhæpən/

发生，产生。

"Let me tell you how it happened."

我来告诉你事情是怎么发生的。

going verb

/ˈɡəʊɪŋ/ /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

走，去。

"The children are going to school. "

孩子们正在去学校。

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

以前，事先

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

晚饭前，我做完了作业。

would noun

/wʊd/ /wəd/

可能性，潜在性。

"A promotion at work would be a great reward for his hard work. "

工作上的晋升对他努力工作来说会是个很大的回报 (Gōngzuò shàng de jìnshēng duì tā nǔlì gōngzuò lái shuō huì shì gè hěn dà de huíbào.)

premonition noun

/ˌpɹɛməˈnɪʃən/ /ˌpɹiːməˈnɪʃən/

预感，先兆。

"Sarah had a premonition that her presentation would go well, and she was right. "

萨拉有一种预感，觉得她的报告会进行得很顺利，结果证明她的预感是对的。