🌩️portend (pɔːrˈtɛnd)

verb
/pɔːrˈtɛnd/
预示 (yùshì)

含义

To be a sign or warning that something, especially something bad, is going to happen.
含义翻译
是一个征兆或警告,表明某事,尤其是坏事,将要发生。
Shì yīgè zhēngzhào huò jǐnggào, biǎomíng mǒu shì, yóuqí shì huài shì, jiāng yào fāshēng.

例句

Dark clouds portend a storm.

暗云预示着暴风雨。
Àn yún yùshì zhe bàofēngyǔ.

同义词

foreshadow, predict, signify, foretell, indicate

反义词

ignore, overlook

搭配词

portend disaster, portend change, portend danger, portend crisis

相关词汇

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