[with obj.](archaic or poetic/literary)(of a situation or occurrence) act as an advance warning of (something bad) (古或诗/文)(情形,事件)预示(不祥之事) this lull foreboded some new assault upon him. 暂时的寂静预示着对他的新攻击。 ■have a presentiment of (something bad) 预感(不祥之事) I foreboded mischief the moment I heard. 我一听到就预感事情不妙。