1. The storm presaged a difficult night ahead.
暴风雨预示着一个艰难的夜晚即将来临

2. His silence presaged bad news.
他的沉默预示着坏消息

3. The economic decline was presaged by falling sales.
销售下降预示了经济衰退

4. The strange events presaged a major change.
这些异常事件预示着重大变化

A: Did you notice anything unusual?
A：你注意到什么异常了吗？

B: Yes, it presaged a big problem later.
B：是的，它预示了之后的大问题。

1) 表示作为征兆预示未来事件

2) 用于描述不祥或重要变化的预兆

3) 常见于文学或正式写作中

4) 表示某事提前显示其后果

1. 预示；预兆

e.g. The dark clouds presaged a storm.
乌云预示着暴风雨

2. 作为……的前兆

e.g. His warning presaged disaster.
他的警告预示了灾难

verb (past tense / past participle)

1. To be a sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen; to foreshadow.

Synonym: foretell, predict, foreshadow