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
- 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。 - Leading economic indicators that portend a recession.
预告萧条的主要经济指标。 - Sometimes small events can portend great changes.
有时,小事件能预示着大变革。 - But how can we ensure these are teething problems and do not portend greater turmoil?
可是我们如何才能确定,这些确实是革命初期的问题,而不是预示着更大的混乱? - 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? - The eclipse was thought to portend some great disaster.
日食被认为是大灾难的预兆。 - 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。 - Things that happen on eclipses tend to portend that something more is on the way, so take this period seriously.
在日食期间发生的事情将预兆着一些即将到来的事情,所以请认真对待这一事情的每一件事情。 - 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? - But moving from the jaded north to the dynamic south does not portend an easy future.
但是,基督教从疲惫的北方向富有活力的南方扩展,并不能预示基督徒在南方的安宁生活。