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

他的突然离弃肯定预示着某些不为人知的目的，而他的目的已经达到了。

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。

Her extraordinary fixity, her conspicuous loneliness, her heedlessness of night, betokened among other things an utter absence of fear.

她那异乎寻常的定力，那种一眼可见的孤寂，那沉沉黑夜的毫不顾忌，可以表现好几层意思，其中一层，是她没有一丝恐惧。

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

他眉毛的直线表明不可能有任何同情。

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

亲爱的沃辛先生， 我相这件悲惨的外衣不会预示着什么可怕的灾难吧？

A low roar betokened that he was ready.

一声低吼表明他已经准备好了。

In short, everything betokened a coming tempest.

简而言之， 一切都预示着一场即将到来的暴风雨。

His blank and aristocratic physiognomy betokened rare and orthodox ideas; the ideal of a Metternichian diplomatist.

他面无表情的贵族相貌预示着罕见的正统思想。 梅特涅外交的理想。

Either of these afflictions, taken separately, was excusable, but together, she fancied they betokened a bad, sour nature.

这两种缺点，单独来看，或许尚可原谅，但若同时存在，她便认为这预示着一个人性格恶劣、心胸狭隘。

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，甚至吃荷包蛋，这预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 0.08 ，林中没有预示着天气大变化的叹息。

Indeed, the crown alone betokened majesty; in all else the Scarecrow King was but a simple scarecrow--flimsy, awkward, and unsubstantial.

确实，仅凭王冠就预示着威严；在所有其他方面， 稻草人王只是一个简单的稻草人——脆弱、笨拙、虚无。

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，脸上流露着内心的愉悦。

Presently, the vapors in advance slid aside; and there in the distance lay a ship, whose furled sails betokened that some sort of whale must be alongside.

此刻，前方的雾气不知不觉地飘向了一边；一艘船停在远处，收拢的帆表明船边一定拖着一头鲸鱼。

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，不如说是那种年轻人来说更加可怕的冷酷无情。

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。

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。

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，我不会把这一切理解为，一种花费总是预示着比另一种更慷慨或慷慨的精神。

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。