单词 | adumbrate |
释义 | ad·um·brate (ădəm-brāt′, ə-dŭm-) tr.v. ad·um·brat·ed, ad·um·brat·ing, ad·um·brates 1. To give a sketchy outline of. 2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow. 3. To disclose partially or guardedly. 4. To overshadow; shadow or obscure. [Latin adumbrāre, adumbrāt-, to represent in outline : ad-, ad- + umbra, shadow.] ad′um·bration n. ad·umbra·tive (ə-dŭmbrə-tĭv) adj. ad·umbra·tive·ly adv. |
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