adumbrate an idea 概述一个想法
adumbrate a plan 初步说明计划
adumbrate the future 预示未来
adumbrate a theory 简要阐述理论
adumbrate a concept 勾勒概念
1. The report adumbrated the changes that would happen in the company.
这份报告预示了公司将发生的变化。
2. The teacher adumbrated the main ideas before the detailed lesson.
老师在详细课程前概述了主要观点。
3. The article adumbrated a new approach to solving the problem.
这篇文章简要提出了一种解决问题的新方法。
A: Did the introduction explain the whole plan?
A：介绍部分解释了整个计划吗？
B: No, it only adumbrated the main points.
B：没有，它只是概述了主要内容。
A: We can read the full document later.
A：我们之后可以阅读完整文件。
1) 表示提前暗示某件事情的发展
2) 表示简要描绘或概括某个想法
3) 常见于正式文章、学术写作和文学评论中
1. 简要说明；概述。
e.g. The speaker adumbrated the key points of the proposal.
演讲者概述了提案的关键内容。
2. 暗示；预示。
e.g. The early results adumbrated future success.
早期结果预示了未来的成功。
3. 隐约描绘；不完全展现。
verb
1. Past tense and past participle of adumbrate; to give a brief outline of something or suggest something indirectly.
Synonym: outline, foreshadow, suggest