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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

      双语例句

      • Future flight part3of12: beaming up the weather: today's services portend tomorrow's resources.
        未来飞行12部分之3用雷达探测天气:今天的服务预示着明天的资源。
      • Threatening skies portend a storm.
        可怕的天气预示着一畅风雨。
      • But how can we ensure these are teething problems and do not portend greater turmoil?
        可是我们如何才能确定,这些确实是革命初期的问题,而不是预示着更大的混乱?
      • Or does it portend a new Europe?
        还是预示着一个新欧洲的到来?
      • Portend the approach of a violent revolutionary storm
        预示一场猛烈的革命风暴的来临
      • 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。
      • Leading economic indicators that portend a recession.
        预告萧条的主要经济指标。
      • 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。
      • 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?