prefigure /priːˈfɪɡə/ ( prefiguring, prefigured, prefigures )

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  V-T If one thing prefigures another, it is a first indication that suggests or determines that the second thing will happen. 预示; 预兆 [正式]

  例：

  The wall through Berlin was finally ruptured, prefiguring the reunification of Germany.

  柏林墙终于倒塌了，预示着德国的重新统一。