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单词 foretoken
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Definition of foretoken in English:

foretoken

verb fɔːˈtəʊk(ə)nˈfɔrˌtoʊkən
[with object]literary
  • Be a sign of (something to come)

    〈诗/文〉预示,是(未来之事)的征兆

    a shiver in the night air foretokening December

    在寒夜露天打颤预示12月将临。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Actually this foretokened that the formal independence of the republic would also be nullified.
    • The Next Big Things on the Internet aren't usually foretokened by business models or white papers, said Popkin.
    • He is said to have eaten a toad as a child, an act foretokening a martial destiny.
    • So it is foretokened that a soaring development in their population may be witnessed on cotton crop across the cotton growing areas during next week.
    • He spent much of his time swimming in nihilistic little circles and had a lethargy that some saw as foretokening an early death.
    Synonyms
    gesture, sign, wave, gesticulation, cue, prompt, indicator, indication, communication, message
    signal, be a sign of, be a warning of, be an omen of, be a harbinger of, foretell, herald, announce, point to, add up to, spell, promise, indicate the coming of, be evidence of, be symptomatic of
noun ˈfɔːtəʊk(ə)nˌfɔrˈtoʊkən
literary
  • A sign of something to come.

    〈诗/文〉预示,是(未来之事)的征兆

    a foretoken of problems that lay ahead

Origin

Old English foretācn (noun: see fore-, token).

Rhymes

awoken, bespoken, betoken, broken, oaken, outspoken, plain-spoken, ryokan, spoken, token, woken

Definition of foretoken in US English:

foretoken

verbˈfɔrˌtoʊkənˈfôrˌtōkən
[with object]literary
  • Be a sign of (something to come)

    〈诗/文〉预示,是(未来之事)的征兆

    a shiver in the night air foretokening December

    在寒夜露天打颤预示12月将临。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Actually this foretokened that the formal independence of the republic would also be nullified.
    • The Next Big Things on the Internet aren't usually foretokened by business models or white papers, said Popkin.
    • So it is foretokened that a soaring development in their population may be witnessed on cotton crop across the cotton growing areas during next week.
    • He spent much of his time swimming in nihilistic little circles and had a lethargy that some saw as foretokening an early death.
    • He is said to have eaten a toad as a child, an act foretokening a martial destiny.
    Synonyms
    gesture, sign, wave, gesticulation, cue, prompt, indicator, indication, communication, message
    signal, be a sign of, be a warning of, be an omen of, be a harbinger of, foretell, herald, announce, point to, add up to, spell, promise, indicate the coming of, be evidence of, be symptomatic of
nounˌfôrˈtōkənˌfɔrˈtoʊkən
literary
  • A sign of something to come.

    〈诗/文〉预示,是(未来之事)的征兆

    a foretoken of problems that lay ahead

Origin

Old English foretācn (noun: see fore-, token).

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