portend的中文翻译是什么意思
portend
US/pɔrˈtend/
UK/pɔ:ˈtend/
vt. 预示; 预兆; 给…以警告; 预告
portend的柯林斯释义
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.
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的英文释义
Verb
1. indicate by signs;
- These signs bode bad news
portend的场景例句
They may or may not portend a collapse of civilization.
它们或许预示着文明的崩溃.
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.
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.
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.
Black clouds portend a storm.
乌云为暴风雨的前兆.