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词汇 betokening
释义 betokening
present participle ofbetoken
betoken
verb[ T ]
 old useuk /bɪˈtəʊ.kən/ us /bɪˈtoʊ.kən/
to mean something or be a sign of something预示;表示
Synonyms
bodeformal
foreshadowformal
portendformal
presageformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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archetypically
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betoken
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territory
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Examples of betokening


betokening

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Although it is impossible to know for cer tain what constituted the contemporary understandings of these terms, it is unlikely that they were understood as betokening social contract.
Bradley considers the reasons (a), (b), and (c) to be good reasons to assume the deal was significant (in his sense of betokening purpose).
The key point is that grants will be new money for mental illness, betokening the importance that we attach to that area.
From the
Hansard archive

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That thing was done for a betokening, and it passed away.
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Wikipedia

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