adumbrative

• adj.adumbrate的变形

adumbrate['ædʌmbreit; æd'ʌm-]

• vt.
  • 勾画，勾画出…的轮廓，给…绘略图，打…的草图；略显示：

    to adumbrate the plan

    简略谈计划

  • 隐约预示，暗地：

    to adumbrate the reform

    预示改革的到来

  • 使变暗；(部分地)遮暗，遮蔽；在…上投下阴影：

    be in some measure adumbrated by

    …在某种程度上被…蒙上阴影

• 变形:

  vt.adumbrated.adumbrating