英 [bɪˈtəʊkən] 美 [bɪˈtoʊkən]
vt. 预示；表示
第三人称单数betokens
现在分词betokening
过去式betokened
过去分词betokened
betoken /bɪˈtəʊkən/ [ betokening betokened betokens ]
及物动词 If something betokens something else, it is a sign of this thing. 表示; 标志
The president alone betokened the national identity.
总统一人就代表了国家形象。
... bespeak 显示出，证明；预订 betoken 预示 betray 背叛，辜负；泄露，暴露，显露，表现 ...
... bespeak v. 显示，表示 betoken v. 表示，预示 denote v. 表示；指示意义 ...
Those black clouds betoken rain.
那些乌云预示有雨。
Those black clouds betoken rain.
那些乌云预示即将下雨。
Dark clouds betoken a storm.
乌云予示着暴风雨的来临。
Such appendages betoken an understanding that words alone do not always suffice, especially when a message's purpose is to communicate its author's power and importance.
WSJ: Lux in Arcana | Capitoline Museum | The Papacy's Private Papers | By Francis X. Rocca
They betoken a time when artists regarded the natural landscape not just as a source of beauty, but as the visible evidence of divine order.
WSJ: River Romantics | The Panoramic River | Hudson River Museum | By Barrymore Laurence Scherer
His performance over the demanding Epsom course on just his third start suggests there could be plenty more to come from a horse whose very name seems to betoken greatness.