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adumbrate

英 [ˈædəmbreɪt]

美 [ˈædəmbreɪt]

v.  概述; 概括说明; 勾画轮廓

过去式:adumbrated 第三人称单数:adumbrates 过去分词:adumbrated 现在分词:adumbrating 

GRE

BNC.34333 / COCA.35885

牛津词典

    verb

    • 概述;概括说明;勾画轮廓
      to give a general idea or description of sth without details

      英英释义

      verb

      • give to understand
        1. I insinuated that I did not like his wife
        Synonym:intimateinsinuate
      • describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
        1. sketch the outline of the book
        2. outline his ideas
        Synonym:sketchoutline

      双语例句

      • This book shows us the adumbrate of the future.
        这本书向我们展示了对未来的勾画。
      • Agricultural and food price indices adumbrate a slight deceleration in consumer price inflation;
        农产品和粮食价格指数预示消费者价格通胀增速略有放缓;
      • The recent development adumbrate a world-wide revolution in computer technology.
        最新事态的发展预示着一场全球性的计算机技术革命。