portend是什么意思？

portend

英[pɔ:ˈtend] 美[pɔrˈtend]

• vt. 预示，预兆，给…以警告，预告；

第三人称单数：portends;

过去式：portended;

过去分词：portended;

现在分词：portending;

例句

• 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.
• 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.
• What do these strange events portend? 这些奇怪的事件预示着 什么 ?
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• 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.
  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。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. indicate by signs;
  "These signs bode bad news"