portend

portend音标

英 [pɔ:ˈtend]

美 [pɔ:rˈtend]

portend基本释义

vt. 成为 ... 的前兆； 预知； 预警

portend用法及例句

v.(动词)

成为...的前兆

给...以警告

表示

预示

预先警告

意味着

预兆（坏事）

预知

verb

1. indicate by signs

e.g. These signs bode bad news

Synonym: bodeauspicateprognosticateomenpresagebetokenforeshadowaugurforetellprefigureforecastpredict

1. 预示；预兆；预告If something portends an event or occurrence, it indicates that it is likelyto happen in the future.

e.g. 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。

1. 预示,预兆：previous 先前,在前的 | portend 预示,预兆 | portentous 奇特,不祥的

2. 预示：portecrayon 蜡笔夹 | portend 预示 | portent 前兆

3. 平炉喷出口端墙：portedloudspeaker 倒相障板扬声器 | portend 平炉喷出口端墙 | portengine 滑阀式发动机

4. 预兆,预示：superintend 监督 | portend 预兆,预示 | distend (使)膨胀,胀大

These signs in the heavens might portend some great happening.

出自：W. Styron

近义词

临近词

mean意思是

bode预示

presage预感

signify表示

betoken预示

prefigure预示

prognosticate预知

auspicate卜得吉兆而开始...

foreshadow预示

warn of警告

predict预言

omen征兆

indicate指示

forecast预测

augur占兆官

foretell预言

herald使者

threaten威胁

Porte

portent

相关列句

The Wall Street crash does not portend big budgets for what some people see as a luxury agency like NASA.(华尔街金融危机预示着象nasa这样的被某些人视为豪奢的部门不会得到大笔的预算。)

In general, having a fallback person does not portend good things for the current relationship.(总的来说，需找“备胎”对于目前的恋情来说不算是好的兆头。)

To be a prophetic sign of; portend .(预示成为…的预兆信号；预告收藏。)

Mr Leisk thinks this could well portend rougher economic waters ahead.(雷斯克先生认为这极可能预示着前方是更凶险的经济水域。)

What does all this portend?(所有这一切预示着什么？)

What does all this portend for the near future?(所有的这些预示着在不远的将来会发生什么呢？)

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。)

To betoken or symbolize; portend.(那些乌云预示即将下雨。)

Experts say it does not portend an earthquake.(专家称与地震无关。)

Overcast skies portend a rough day for boats on Iceland's Lake Myvatn.(阴霾的天空预示着冰岛米瓦登湖上的船只面临着艰苦的一天。)