premonitory
🇬🇧 UK/prɪ'mɑnə,tori/🇺🇸 US/pri'mɒnitәri/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Serving as a warning or sign of something bad about to happen.
预兆的;先兆的
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Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.premonitory sign预兆迹象
- 2.premonitory symptom前驱症状
- 3.premonitory dream预兆性梦境
- 4.[premonitory warning]预警信号
Example Sentences
- 1.
She felt a premonitory chill before receiving the devastating news.
- 2.
The doctor recognized the premonitory symptoms of a serious infection.
- 3.
A premonitory dream haunted him for days before the accident occurred.