/fɔːˈtəʊkən/
with obj.
- poetic/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。
词源
Old English foretācn (noun: see FORE-, TOKEN).