portend
英 [pɔː'tend]
美[pɔr'tɛnd]
	    - vt. 预示;预兆;意味着
 
实用场景例句
- 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。
 
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- They may or may not portend a collapse of civilization.
 - 它们或许预示着文明的崩溃.
 
英汉非文学 - 历史
- Less emphasis on mortgage payments portend higher delinquency rates and perhaps even more foreclosures.
 - 人们逐渐减少抵押付款预示着较高的税款拖欠率,或许甚至会造成丧失更多的抵押品赎回权.
 
期刊摘选
- Not, perhaps, a great portend for a new generation of robots.
 - 但是在现实中, 这可能预示着下一代的新机器人.
 
期刊摘选
- Overcast skies portend a rough day for boats on Iceland's Lake Myvatn.
 - 阴云密布的天空为冰岛米湖上的船只预示了狂风暴雨的一天.
 
期刊摘选
- Black clouds portend a storm.
 - 乌云为暴风雨的前兆.
 
辞典例句
- 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.
 
期刊摘选
- A phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil; a prophetic sign.
 - 预兆可以预测好坏的一现象; 预兆.
 
期刊摘选
- Swallows flying low portend rain.
 - 燕子低飞预示有雨.
 
期刊摘选
- What may they portend for the future?
 - 对于将来有何预示?
 
期刊摘选
- What does all this portend?
 - 所有这一切预示着 什么 ?
 
期刊摘选
- What do these strange events portend?
 - 这些奇怪的事件预示着 什么 ?
 
辞典例句
- 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。
 
辞典例句