portent

英 [ˈpɔːtent]

美 [ˈpɔːrtent]

n.  预兆; 征兆; 先兆; (尤指)恶兆，凶兆

复数：portents　

BNC.20706 / COCA.21369

牛津词典

noun

• 预兆；征兆；先兆；（尤指）恶兆，凶兆
  a sign or warning of sth that is going to happen in the future, especially when it is sth unpleasant

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 预兆；征兆
  Aportentis something that indicates what is likely to happen in the future.
  1. The savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region...
     那里发生的野蛮内战可能预示这一地区其他地方将会发生什么。
  2. I hope this is a portent for the rest of the year...
     我希望这对今年余下的时间是个兆头。
  3. As for her engagement with Adam, I would say the portents are gloomy.
     至于她和亚当的婚约，我看兆头不妙。

英英释义

noun

• a sign of something about to happen
  1. he looked for an omen before going into battle
  Synonym:omenpresageprognosticprognosticationprodigy

双语例句

• The analysis of fracture failure for loom barrel arbor was explored with macroanalysis, microanalysis and metallographic inspection method. The result indicates that barrel ardor fracture is belong to fragile shear fracture without any obvious fracture portent, fracture may be caused by moment impact overloading.
  通过宏观和微观的断口形貌观察和金相分析，对织机卷筒轴断裂失效原因进行了分析，认为卷筒轴断裂属于无明显断裂前兆的脆性剪切断裂，断裂有可能由瞬时冲击过载引起。
• But did your reverence hear of the portent that was seen last night?
  不过，阁下您听说昨天夜里人们看见的征兆了吗？
• The link between this chilling portent and the blue dragons remains unclear, but Anachronos has called upon what some of his kind deem the "short-lived" races to investigate further.
  虽然这一惊人的预兆和蓝龙之间的联系尚不明朗，但是阿纳克洛斯已经号召那些他眼中的“短命”种族前往一探究竟。
• The broad, tree-lined boulevards and European architecture are witness to its past, the glass-walled towers that soar skywards a portent of its future.
  宽阔的林荫大道和欧式建筑见证着历史，高耸入云的摩天大厦预示着未来。
• The downgrading of some of its banks this week was a portent of that.
  一些德国银行本周信用评级被下调就预示着这种情况的发生。
• Are dreams a portent of things to come?
  梦是不是将要发生的事情的预兆？
• That is what is so unsettling about today's China: Its authoritarian capitalism may not be merely a remainder of our past but a portent of our future.
  这就是为什么大家对于今天中国会感到如此不安的地方：它的威权资本主义不单单是我们过去的某个剩余物，还可能是我们未来的预兆。
• Is it true that cows lying down in a field are a portent of rain?
  母牛躺在田里就预示着要下雨，这是不是真的？
• Microseismic monitoring technique is a new geophysical technology, which originates from 1990s. Through monitoring microseism incident of the mine, we can find portent of geological hazard in time, and take measures to avoid casualty.
  微震监测技术是一种新的物探技术，起源于20世纪90年代。通过监测矿井微震事件的发生可以及时发现地质灾害事故的前兆，并及时采取有效措施，避免灾害事故发生。
• He must have seen Kaida's successful opposition as a portent of the collapse of his dream of a universal empire.
  他肯定发现，海都成功的反抗预示着他妄想称霸世界的美梦破灭。