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

• 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。
• The eclipse was thought to portend some great disaster.
  日食被认为是大灾难的预兆。
• 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。
• Do Watson and his ilk portend higher unemployment?
  沃森及其家族成员是否预示着未来失业率会更高呢？
• Black clouds portend a storm.
  暗云低沉是暴风雨的前兆。
• What does the rise of libertarianism portend for the future of the US?
  自由主义的抬头对美国的未来预示着什么？
• 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。
• Threatening skies portend a storm.
  可怕的天气预示着一畅风雨。
• What may they portend for the future?
  对于将来有何预示？