betoken
vt . 预示
预示
betoken v 1 :
be a signal for or a symptom of ; "
These symptoms indicate a serious illness "; "
Her behavior points to a severe neurosis "; "
The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued " [
synonym : {
bespeak }, {
betoken }, {
indicate },
{
point }, {
signal }]
2 :
indicate by signs ; "
These signs bode bad news " [
synonym : {
bode },
{
portend }, {
auspicate }, {
prognosticate }, {
omen }, {
presage },
{
betoken }, {
foreshadow }, {
augur }, {
foretell }, {
prefigure },
{
forecast }, {
predict }]
Betoken \
Be *
to "
ken \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Betokened };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Betokening }.]
1 .
To signify by some visible object ;
to show by signs or tokens .
[
1913 Webster ]
A dewy cloud ,
and in the cloud a bow . . .
Betokening peace from God ,
and covenant new .
--
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To foreshow by present signs ;
to indicate something future by that which is seen or known ;
as ,
a dark cloud often betokens a storm .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To presage ;
portend ;
indicate ;
mark ;
note .
[
1913 Webster ]
112 Moby Thesaurus words for "
betoken ":
affect ,
announce ,
approve ,
argue ,
attest ,
augur ,
be construed as ,
be indicative of ,
be significant of ,
be symptomatic of ,
bespeak ,
bode ,
brandish ,
breathe ,
bring forth ,
bring forward ,
bring into view ,
bring out ,
bring to notice ,
characterize ,
connote ,
dangle ,
demonstrate ,
denominate ,
denote ,
develop ,
differentiate ,
disclose ,
display ,
divine ,
divulge ,
dramatize ,
embody ,
enact ,
entail ,
evidence ,
evince ,
exhibit ,
expose to view ,
express ,
flaunt ,
flourish ,
forebode ,
foreshadow ,
foreshow ,
foretoken ,
furnish evidence ,
give evidence ,
give indication of ,
give sign ,
give token ,
go to show ,
highlight ,
hint ,
identify ,
illuminate ,
illustrate ,
imply ,
import ,
incarnate ,
indicate ,
involve ,
make clear ,
make plain ,
manifest ,
mark ,
materialize ,
mean ,
note ,
omen ,
parade ,
perform ,
point to ,
portend ,
prefigure ,
preindicate ,
presage ,
present ,
presign ,
presignal ,
presignify ,
pretypify ,
produce ,
promise ,
refer to ,
represent ,
reveal ,
roll out ,
set forth ,
show ,
show forth ,
show signs of ,
signalize ,
signify ,
speak for itself ,
speak volumes ,
spell ,
spotlight ,
stand for ,
suggest ,
symbolize ,
symptomatize ,
symptomize ,
tell ,
tend to show ,
testify ,
token ,
trot out ,
typify ,
unfold ,
wave ,
witness
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