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
- Leading economic indicators that portend a recession.
预告萧条的主要经济指标。 - 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？ - 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。 - Future flight part3of12: beaming up the weather: today's services portend tomorrow's resources.
未来飞行12部分之3用雷达探测天气：今天的服务预示着明天的资源。 - Sometimes small events can portend great changes.
有时，小事件能预示着大变革。 - These clouds are ominous. They portend a severe storm.
这些云是不祥的预兆，预示着一场大风暴即将来临。 - 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。 - 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？ - 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。 - What do these strange events portend?
这些奇怪的事件预示着什么？