1.~ sth预示；表示to be a sign of sth
a clear blue sky betokening a fine day预示着好天气的晴朗蓝天
Prince Bagration nodded his head to betoken that all this was exactly what he had desired and expected.
巴格拉季翁公爵颔颔首，心里表示，这全部事态和他预料的情况完全一样。
The Soviet Union's space-faring triumph did not betoken much of an economic threat.
苏联在进军太空时所取得的成就并没有预示什么经济威胁。
Others destined for death were also in the camps, but their presence did not betoken a program of genocide.
其他注定要死的人也在集中营里，但他们的存在并不能预示这是一个有计划的灭种和屠杀运动。
That would only betoken for us seven years of plenty and seven years of scarcity.
那只是预示我们将有七年丰收和七年饥荒。
Both are produced in response to an informing and betoken a change of cognitive state.
两者均用来回应讯息告知，并且反映谈话者认知状态的改变。
His smile betoken his satisfaction.
他的微笑表示他满意了。
To betoken or symbolize; portend.
预兆预示或象征；预兆
Those black clouds betoken a storm.
那些黑云预示著暴风雨即将来临。
Black clouds betoken a storm.
乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
The oval face was lengthened, his smiling mouth had assumed the firm and marked lines which betoken resolution;
他那椭圆形的脸已拉长了，那张含笑的嘴出在已刻上了显示意志坚强而沉着的线条；
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