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portend vt. 成为 ... 的前兆； 预知； 预警 (1) 乌云是暴风雨的前兆。(2) 他沉默不语不是好兆头。 Portend is a verb warning of omens, or bad signs. Dark clouds rumbling in over a county fair in Kansas portend the thunderstorm and even tornado that is likely to ruin the festivities. Portend is a helpful way for authors to foreshadow dark events ahead in their stories.

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英 [pɔː'tend] 美 [pɔːr'tend] (1) Black clouds portend a storm.(2) His silence portends trouble. Portend means to show a sign that something calamitous is about to happen. The teetering, tottering, pile of fine china piled up after the dinner party portends an imminent crash of broken plates and dishes. 1[VERB 动词]预示；预兆；预告 If something portends an event or occurrence, it indicates that it is likely  to happen in the future.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。

英语单词	portend
英美音标	英 [pɔː'tend] 美 [pɔːr'tend]
中文释义	vt. 成为 ... 的前兆；预知；预警
英语例句	(1) Black clouds portend a storm. (2) His silence portends trouble.
中文例句	(1) 乌云是暴风雨的前兆。 (2) 他沉默不语不是好兆头。
vocabulary简明	Portend means to show a sign that something calamitous is about to happen. The teetering, tottering, pile of fine china piled up after the dinner party portends an imminent crash of broken plates and dishes.
vocabulary扩展	Portend is a verb warning of omens, or bad signs. Dark clouds rumbling in over a county fair in Kansas portend the thunderstorm and even tornado that is likely to ruin the festivities. Portend is a helpful way for authors to foreshadow dark events ahead in their stories.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]预示；预兆；预告 If something portends an event or occurrence, it indicates that it is likely to happen in the future. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。

Portend Clouds Dark 英 Pɔː'Tend] 美 Pɔːr'tend Vt 成为