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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• Second, one must form a judgment as to what those facts portend.
  第二，必须形成一个判断，猜测这些事实预示着什么。
• The berries on your hedge portend an early and severe winter.
  你家树篱上的浆果预示严冬将早早来临。
• Sometimes small events can portend great changes.
  有时，小事件能预示着大变革。
• What may they portend for the future?
  对于将来有何预示？
• It does at least portend a reduction in hydrogenated soybean oil in vegetable oil blends, which could include some soybean oil than has not been hydrogenated.
  但这至少预示着混合植物油中氢化豆油的用量将减少，混合植物油中可能也会包含一些没有氢化的豆油。
• Or does it portend a new Europe?
  还是预示着一个新欧洲的到来？