portend

英 [pɔːˈtend]

美 [pɔːrˈtend]

v.  预兆，预示，预告(坏事)

过去式：portended　第三人称单数：portends　现在分词：portending　过去分词：portended　

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BNC.34983 / COCA.18414

牛津词典

verb

• 预兆，预示，预告（坏事）
  to be a sign or warning of sth that is going to happen in the future, especially sth bad or unpleasant

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预示；预兆；预告
  If somethingportendsan event or occurrence, it indicates that it is likely to happen in the future.
  1. The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions.
     该变化没有预示社会状况的根本改观。

英英释义

verb

• indicate by signs
  1. These signs bode bad news
  Synonym:bodeauspicateprognosticateomenpresagebetokenforeshadowaugurforetellprefigureforecastpredict

双语例句

• So lack of employment now may portend an even bleaker future.
  因此，缺少就业岗位如今可能预示了一个更为暗淡的未来。
• That would portend increased flows of glacial ice from Antarctica and a rise in global sea levels, endangering low-lying land areas.
  这预示着南极洲的冰河流量将增加，全球海平面将上升，对低地地区将造成危害。
• What do these strange events portend?
  这些奇怪的事件预示着什么？
• What does the rise of libertarianism portend for the future of the US?
  自由主义的抬头对美国的未来预示着什么？
• The eclipse was thought to portend some great disaster.
  日食被认为是大灾难的预兆。
• Or does it portend a new Europe?
  还是预示着一个新欧洲的到来？
• Black clouds portend a storm.
  暗云低沉是暴风雨的前兆。
• If well harnessed, such statistics portend a boom in local private demand in decades to come.
  这些数据预示着，如果得到很好的利用，未来几十年非洲本地私人需求将强劲增长。
• Second, one must form a judgment as to what those facts portend.
  第二，必须形成一个判断，猜测这些事实预示着什么。
• Threatening skies portend a storm.
  可怕的天气预示着一畅风雨。