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
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.- 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 change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions.
英英释义
verb
- indicate by signs
- These signs bode bad news
双语例句
- Portend the approach of a violent revolutionary storm
预示一场猛烈的革命风暴的来临 - What do these strange events portend?
这些奇怪的事件预示着什么？ - The eclipse was thought to portend some great disaster.
日食被认为是大灾难的预兆。 - If we can't look after a species we've been trying so hard to save, it may portend even worse things for the ones we've been overlooking.
如果我们不能照顾好我们一直努力拯救的物种，它可能预示着那些被我们所忽视的情况将更加严重。 - And though that may be welcome news for politicians such as Mr Ramsey, it could portend disaster for farmers.
尽管这对于拉姆齐这些政治家而言是好消息，但对农场主却预示着灾难。 - Or does it portend a new Europe?
还是预示着一个新欧洲的到来？ - 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。 - 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。 - Could that portend something more challenging for the government in 2012?
那是否预示着对2012年的政府将带来更多的挑战？ - Leading economic indicators that portend a recession.
预告萧条的主要经济指标。