adumbrate

[英] [ˈædəmˌbreɪt, əˈdʌm-] [美] [ˈædəmˌbret, əˈdʌm-] 生词本

vt.

n.

Verb

1. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of;

  • "sketch the outline of the book"
  • "outline his ideas"

2. give to understand;

  • "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
1. The recent development adumbrate a world-wide revolution in computer technology.
最新事态的发展预示着一场全球性的计算机技术革命。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》