今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 presage.
Presage 的意思是預(yù)示、預(yù)兆,特別是不祥之兆。 The result of NATO's assessment of China's military capability could presage a new eastern focus for a security bloc that formed in 1949 with the goal of deterring the Soviet aggression. 北約對中國軍事能力進(jìn)行評估的結(jié)果,可能預(yù)示出這個1949年為嚇阻蘇聯(lián)侵略而成立的安全組織將把東方作為新的焦點(diǎn)。
President Trump's request for $8.6 billion in border wall funding presages a new fight with lawmakers over the issue in the coming months during the third year of his presidency. 特朗普總統(tǒng)要求為邊境墻撥款86億美元資金,這預(yù)示著他在擔(dān)任總統(tǒng)第三個年頭的未來數(shù)月內(nèi),將與國會議員們展開新一輪較量。