portend

美 [pɔːrˈtend]英 [pɔːˈtend]
  • vt.预示;预兆;预告(坏事)

过去式: portended 现在分词: portending 过去分词: portended 第三人称单数: portends

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verb

VN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

foreshadow

portend

频次

  • 1
    VERB 预示;预兆;预告
    If something portends an 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。

verb

1
indicate by signs
These signs bode bad news
Synonym: bode auspicate prognosticate omen presage betoken foreshadow augur foretell prefigure forecast predict

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  1. The eclipse was thought to portend some great disaster .

    日食被认为是大灾难的预兆。

  2. 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。

  3. 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。

  4. It portended that there was one stone face too many , up at the chateau .

    这说明庄园里多出了一张石雕人面

  5. She confusedly realised this reversal of her attitudes , but could not make out what it portended .

    她糊里糊涂的意识到自己这种相反的态度,但是不知道它会带来什么

  6. It portends we are in danger .

    这预示我们陷入危险

  7. I think that portends good things for general motors .

    我想,这预示着,通用汽车的未来一片光明。

  8. The UK would do well to consider what this portends .

    英国不妨考虑一下这预示着什么。

  9. 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。

  10. 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?

  11. Sometimes small events can portend great changes .

    有时,小事件能预示着大变革。

  12. Then came a day when the chill air portended a snowstorm .

    随后而来的是一股强冷空气,这预示着暴风雪的来临。

  13. 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。

  14. Reporter : So what kind of changes does that portend ?

    记者:所以那预示着怎样的变化呢?

  15. However , it would be very premature to say it portends any significant change in the political system .

    但是,要说这预示着古巴政治制度将出现重大变化,那还为时尚早。

  16. What may they portend for the future ?

    对于将来有何预示?

  17. Or does it portend a new Europe ?

    还是预示着一个新欧洲的到来?

  18. Heavy insider purchases sometimes portend a vigorous market rally .

    内部人士大举买入,有时预示着市场将开始强力反弹。

  19. Leading economic indicators that portend a recession .

    预告萧条的主要经济指标。

  20. 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。

  21. Portends Coulomb analytical instruments designed well .

    设计了预示库仑分析仪器;

  22. 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。

  23. If untreated , variceal hemorrhage portends a70 percent risk of death within one year .

    如果不治疗,曲张静脉出血预示70%会在一年内死亡。

  24. 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。

  25. 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。

  26. The concluding chapter points out some limitations about the research results and hopefully portends the future study direction in this field .

    论文的总结部分指出该研究结果的局限性和该领域将来的研究方向。

  27. Emphasis is respectively put on the administrative concept of action , information , institutions , resources and system construction in the portending period ;

    重点研究了预警阶段的政府行动理念、信息、机构、资源和制度建设;

  28. Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs .

    人怕出名猪怕壮。

  29. Portend the approach of a violent revolutionary storm

    预示一场猛烈的革命风暴的来临

  30. 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。