This sudden abandonment of their homes betokened some secret purpose, yet to be fulfilled.

他们对家的突然离弃肯定示着某些不为人知的目的，而他们的目的已经达到了。

Adele's handiwork was simpler, cruder, but there it was, betokening the same passion, the same obsession.

阿黛尔的手工刺绣画更简单，也更粗糙，但它就在那里，象征着同样的激情，同样的痴迷。

A light boyish step, and a gay tune in a high key, betokened a visit from Grandfer Cantle.

孩子似的轻盈脚步和声调高的快乐曲子，说明是坎特尔大爷来了。

Dear Mr. Worthing, I trust this garb of woe does not betoken some terrible calamity?

亲爱的沃辛先生， 我相信件悲惨的外衣不会示着什么可怕的灾难吧？

" What, what, " he thought, " can this betoken" ?

“什么，什么，”他想，“能示着”吗？

A low roar betokened that he was ready.

一声低吼表明他已经准备好了。

The straight lines of his eyebrows betokened the impossibility of any sympathy.

他眉的直线表明不可能有任何同情。

Seminarists have a special way, even of eating a poached egg, which betokens progress in the devout life.

研讨班的学生有一种特殊的吃法，甚至吃荷包，示着虔诚生活的进步。

The average cloudiness only about .08, and there is no sighing in the woods to betoken a big weather change.

平均云量只有大约 0.08 度，树林中没有示着天气大变化的叹息。

His step was elastic, and his face betokened inward pleasantry, as he advanced to Mr. Bumble, and shook him cordially by the hand.

当他走到班布尔先生身边并亲切地握手时，他的步伐轻快，脸流露着内心的愉悦。

None the less, his physiognomy did not so much betoken crime as rather that perfect callousness which is so much more terrifying to the young.

尽管如此，他的相貌与其说是犯罪的前兆，不如说是那种对年轻人来说更加可怕的冷酷无情。

The belief was a favorite one with our forefathers, as betokening that their infant commonwealth was under a celestial guardianship of peculiar intimacy and strictness.

种信仰是我们祖先最喜欢的一种信仰，因为表明他们的幼年联邦处于一种特别亲密和严格的天国监护之下。

He was interrupted by Merry, who rushed from the forward part of the vessel, his whole face betokening the eagerness of his spirit and the importance of his intelligence.

领航员思绪突然被打断，原来，水手梅里从船的前舷飞跑过来，满脸焦急万分，像有重大事情要报。

I would not, however, by all this, be understood to mean, that the one species of expense always betokens a more liberal or generous spirit than the other.

然而，我不会把一切理解为，一种花费总是示着比另一种更慷慨或慷慨的精神。

His features were somewhat effeminate, with his large eyes, set close together, his small flat nose, full red lips, betokening the amiable disposition of a well-bred nobleman.

他的五官有些柔弱， 一双大眼睛， 靠得很近，小扁鼻子，丰满的红唇， 一副有教养的贵族和蔼可亲的气质。

It could have betokened nothing short of the anticipated execution of some noted culprit, on whom the sentence of a legal tribunal had but confirmed the verdict of public sentiment.

它可能示着一些著名的罪犯即将被处决，法庭对他们的判决只是证实了公众情绪的判决。

The big black eyes which betokened in their tranquil moments a temperament at once fiery and reflective were at the present moment animated by an expression of the most ferocious hate.

那双黑色的大眼睛在宁静的时刻表现出一种既炽热又沉思的气质， 此刻却充满了最凶恶的仇恨。

We who know English women by the experience of a lifetime are well aware that their careful choice of language betokens, far more often than not, a corresponding delicacy of mind.

我们些通过一生的经历了解英国女性的人都清楚地知道，她们对语言的谨慎选择往往示着相应的心灵细腻。

As his garb betokened a person of the lower order, I thought he would not take it ill if I inquired about his business; and I therefore asked what he was seeking.

由于他的装束是下等人的标志，我想如果我问起他的事情， 他不会觉得不对劲。因此我问他在找什么。

He never looked at her; and yet, the careful avoidance of his eyes betokened that in some way he knew exactly where, if they fell by chance, they would rest on her.

他从不看她。然而，他小心翼翼地避开他的眼睛，表明他在某种程度确切地知道，如果他们偶然落在她身，他们会落在她身。