foreshadow

/fɔːˈʃædəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /fɔːrˈʃædəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /fȯr-ˈsha-(ˌ)dō/ (ame, mw)

foreshadow — verb

  • foreshadowpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • foreshadowshe / she / it
  • foreshadowedpast simple
  • foreshadowing-ing form

1. to show by an earlier sign that something will happen later

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to show by an earlier sign that something will happen later

例句

The sudden drop in sales foreshadowed a difficult winter for the shop.

foreshadow + later result

In chapter one, a broken watch foreshadows the family's final goodbye.

used for story clues

同義詞
  • signal

    more general and common; it can point to something happening now, not only later

  • hint at

    weaker and less direct, often with less certainty

  • portend

    more formal and often used when the future result seems bad

文法句型

foreshadow + future event

foreshadow + trouble/change/result

用法筆記

Subject is usually an event, remark, image, or change that points ahead to a later result. This verb is especially common when describing stories, politics, weather, and other situations where early signs matter.

常見錯誤

❌The speech foreshadowed about future cuts.
✅The speech foreshadowed future cuts.
💡foreshadow takes the later event directly as its object; do not add about.
❌The black clouds foreshadowed that it would rain.
✅The black clouds foreshadowed rain.
💡this verb usually takes a noun phrase for the future event, not a that-clause.