adumbrated

adumbrated

美 [əˈdʌmˌbreɪt] 　英 [ˈædʌmˌbreɪt]

• v.画…的轮廓；暗示；预示；遮蔽
• 网络轻描淡写；勾画；画轮廓

词形变化

第三人称单数：adumbrates  现在分词：adumbrating  过去式：adumbrated  

英汉解释

v.	1. 画...的轮廓,勾画 2. 暗示;预示 3. 遮蔽,遮暗,在...上投下阴影

英英解释

v.	1. to give a description of something that includes general points about it, but no details

例句

He didn't flat out say that he didn't believe in evolution in his latest utterances, but certainly adumbrated that conclusion.

在他最近的言论中，他并没有强调自己不相信进化论，但基本上可以判断这一点。

The theory had been adumbrated very many times before the publication in 1859 of Darwin's "The Origin of Species " .

这一理论在1859年达尔文的《物种起源》发表之前已经多次被构画出来。