portends

英 [pɔːˈtendz]

美 [pɔːrˈtendz]

v.  预兆，预示，预告(坏事)
portend的第三人称单数

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。

双语例句

• Portends Coulomb analytical instruments designed well.
  设计了预示库仑分析仪器；
• It portends a day when clinicians will recognize that they have needed and used their education in information science as well as basic and clinical sciences.
  它预示着有一天临床医生会意识到他们需要并用到他们所学的信息科学，就像基础和临床科学一样。
• A disastrous share offering in Madrid earlier this week portends continued economic trouble for Spain and, quite possibly, for the European Union.
  上周初，西班牙一家银行的股票发行交易失利，预示着西班牙经济将继续面临困境，而且很有可能波及整个欧盟。
• At this point it is hard to tell, but the recent strength of the dollar portends well for flows into the US.
  目前很难判断，但近来美元走强，显然预示着资金正流入美国。
• These findings raise concern since benign breast disease portends later breast cancer and drinking is a known risk factor for breast cancer among adults, they said.
  这些发现增加了良性乳腺疾病预示晚期乳腺癌的焦虑，饮酒成为已知的成年人患乳腺癌的危险因子。他们说。
• However, it would be very premature to say it portends any significant change in the political system.
  但是，要说这预示着古巴政治制度将出现重大变化，那还为时尚早。
• I think that portends good things for general motors.
  我想，这预示着，通用汽车的未来一片光明。
• This Nile Revolution portends huge uncertainty.
  这一尼罗河革命预示着巨大的不确定性。
• The emergence of a series of new media, such as the Web TV, Blog, Podcasting, Micro blogging, MSN and so on, portends the network times coming into a new period of development.
  网络电视、博客、播客、微博、MSN等一系列新媒介形态的出现，也预示着网络传播时代进入了一个相对持续的阶段。
• Fast Arctic thaw portends global warming.
  北极冰融迅速，预示全球变暖。