prefigure

• 动词，表示预示、预兆，或作为某事物的早期迹象；也指事先构想、预先想象。

A verb used to indicate the act of suggesting, representing, or being an early sign of something that will happen in the future.

1. Imagine or consider beforehandC1formal

   To imagine, picture, or conceive of something before it happens.

   预先设想

   • The artist prefigured the final painting in his sketches.
   • She prefigured the difficulties of the journey in her mind.
   • The novel prefigures a dystopian future.

   同义词anticipateenvisageenvisionforeseeimaginepicturepreconceive

   反义词disregardforgetignoreoverlook

2. Indicate by signsC1formal

   To be a sign or warning of something that will happen in the future.

   预示

   • The early frost prefigured a harsh winter.
   • His sudden silence prefigured the bad news.
   • The economic downturn prefigured the company's collapse.

   同义词augurbetokenforeshadowforetokenheraldomenportendpresageprognosticate