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

• What do these strange events portend?
  这些奇怪的事件预示着什么？
• 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。
• But such steps also portend a murky future in which a chronic condition, such as hypertension, could cost workers jobs or promotions ─ or prevent them from being hired in the first place.
  不过这些措施对员工而言也预示着一个暗淡的前景，像高血压这样的慢性病可能会让员工失去工作或晋升机会&或者一开始就成为了妨碍他们被录用的障碍。
• 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。
• Sometimes small events can portend great changes.
  有时，小事件能预示着大变革。
• The eclipse was thought to portend some great disaster.
  日食被认为是大灾难的预兆。
• 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。
• It's a deeply superstitious country, where earthquakes are commonly believed to portend the end of dynasties.
  这是一个很迷信的国家，地震被认为预示着王朝的终结。
• 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。