adumbrate
UK/'ædʌmbreit/US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To outline or sketch vaguely; to foreshadow or give a hint of something to come; to overshadow.
略述，概述；预示；遮蔽
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedadto, toward, near
+
umbrroot
+
ateto make, having
=adumbrate
Example Sentences
- 1.
The opening scenes adumbrate the tragic ending of the film.