fore·bod·ing /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/ n. | a.I n. 1. (对不幸、灾祸等的)预示，凶兆；预言 He disregarded the fortune teller's foreboding that the trip would end in disaster. 他不理睬算命人的预言，说是此行将以灾难告终。 2. (对不祥之事的)预感 He was full of gloomy forebodings. 他心中充满着阴郁的预感。 He has a strange foreboding that he will die young. 他有一种奇怪的预感，自己将英年早逝。 II a. 预示将发生不幸的 a foreboding sign 不祥之兆