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

• Or does it portend a new Europe?
  还是预示着一个新欧洲的到来？
• The eclipse was thought to portend some great disaster.
  日食被认为是大灾难的预兆。
• Sometimes small events can portend great changes.
  有时，小事件能预示着大变革。
• Portend the approach of a violent revolutionary storm
  预示一场猛烈的革命风暴的来临
• The berries on your hedge portend an early and severe winter.
  你家树篱上的浆果预示严冬将早早来临。
• 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。
• 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。
• Heavy insider purchases sometimes portend a vigorous market rally.
  内部人士大举买入，有时预示着市场将开始强力反弹。
• Black clouds portend a storm.
  暗云低沉是暴风雨的前兆。
• What may they portend for the future?
  对于将来有何预示？