The sharp drop in quarterly orders may prefigure a difficult year for our shipping division.

季度訂單大幅下滑，可能預示我們的貨運部門將面臨艱難的一年。

Several analysts believe the bank's cautious statement prefigures another interest rate increase next month.

幾位分析師認為，該銀行謹慎的聲明預示下個月將再度升息。

The flood of customer complaints prefigured the product recall announced at Monday's meeting.

大量的客戶抱怨，預示了週一會議上宣布的產品召回。