adumbrate

小说开篇段落通过微妙的意象预示了主人公最终的沉沦。

The opening paragraph of the novel seems to ___adumbrate the protagonist's eventual downfall through subtle imagery.

建筑师的初步草图勾勒了这座宏伟博物馆的大致轮廓，但内部细节尚未确定。

The architect's preliminary sketch was meant to ___adumbrate the grand museum but left the interior details undefined.

气温骤降预示着从北方逼近的暴风雨。

The sudden drop in temperature seemed to ___adumbrate a severe storm approaching from the north.