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
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.- 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。
- The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions.
英英释义
verb
- indicate by signs
- These signs bode bad news
双语例句
- The eclipse was thought to portend some great disaster.
日食被认为是大灾难的预兆。 - What do these strange events portend?
这些奇怪的事件预示着什么？ - Portend the approach of a violent revolutionary storm
预示一场猛烈的革命风暴的来临 - Things that happen on eclipses tend to portend that something more is on the way, so take this period seriously.
在日食期间发生的事情将预兆着一些即将到来的事情，所以请认真对待这一事情的每一件事情。 - What may they portend for the future?
对于将来有何预示？ - Black clouds portend a storm.
暗云低沉是暴风雨的前兆。 - 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。 - Leading economic indicators that portend a recession.
预告萧条的主要经济指标。 - Sometimes small events can portend great changes.
有时，小事件能预示着大变革。 - Vivid, violent dreams can portend brain disorders by half a century, a new study finds.
一项新的研究发现，栩栩如生的恶梦能预知到半个世纪后的脑部紊乱。