portended
v. 預示( portend的過去式和過去分詞 ); 預兆; 給…以警告; 預告
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.
該變化沒有預示社會狀況的根本改觀。
It portended that there was one stone face too many, up at the chateau.
這說明莊園裡多出了一張石雕人面.
She confusedly realised this reversal of her attitudes, but could not make out what it portended.
她糊里糊塗的意識到自己這種相反的態度, 但是不知道它會帶來什麼.