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单词 premonition
释义
premonition
noun[C]
uk
/ˌprem.əˈnɪʃ.ən//ˌpriː.məˈnɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌprem.əˈnɪʃ.ən//ˌpriː.məˈnɪʃ.ən/
afeelingthat something,especiallysomethingunpleasant, is going tohappen:
（尤指不祥的）预兆，预感
[+ that]He had a premonitionthathisplanewouldcrash, so he took thetrain.他预感到他要坐的飞机会坠毁，于是就坐了火车。
She had asuddenpremonitionofwhat thefuturemightbring.她对将来会发生什么突然有一种不祥的预感。
Synonyms
feeling(EMOTION)
forebodingliterary
presentimentformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • inkling
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  • intuit
  • intuition
  • intuitive
  • prescience
  • prescient
  • prophecy
  • prophesy
  • prophetic
  • psychic
  • second-guess
  • the writing is on the wallidiom
  • visionary
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(Definition ofpremonitionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

premonition| American Dictionary

premonition
noun[C]
us
/ˌprem·əˈnɪʃ·ən,ˌpri·mə-/
afeelingthat something,esp. somethingunpleasant, is going tohappen:
a premonition ofdanger
(Definition ofpremonitionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpremonition

premonition
For the sake of deeper interpretations sought and found in geometry at an earlier phase of cultural development, we would like to assume that such premonitions were already current.
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Beneath is a scene of panic andpremonition.
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Let the slightest pressure be put upon our ancient fabric, and it creaks with premonitions of imminent collapse.
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I remember some eloquent speeches on this theme, but nothing whatever has occurred to justify those premonitions.
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That is a sort of coldpremonitionof what is likely to follow for the rest of the ring.
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I am sorry to have confirmed yourpremonition.
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Some of us have apremonitionof illness, but we would not wish regularly to apply for leave of absence for illness in advance.
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I may have apremonitionas to how the debate will unfold.
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Why did he have apremonitionof disaster?
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Your apprehension or yourpremonitionwas slightly without material evidence to back it.
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I have a horriblepremonitionthat our debate this afternoon will be haunted by different varieties of dog, and it is already being borne out.
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Animals do not have the same perceptions, sense of reasoning and, perhaps, thepremonitionof pain or death as humans; there is no evidence whatever that that is the case.
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Mypremonitionwas perfectly correct.
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It was apremonitionwhich came true.
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Therefore, there are many reasons—and these are purely my own premonitions—for believing that we may have such an offer presented to us in the next few weeks.
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