柯林斯詞典portend /p???t?nd/ (portending,portended,portends) 1. V-T If something portends an event or occurrence, it indicates that it is likely to happen in the future. 預(yù)示; 預(yù)兆; 預(yù)報[正式] The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions. 該變化沒有預(yù)示社會狀況的基本改觀。 返回 portend劍橋詞典to be a sign that something bad is likely to happen in the future 預(yù)示，預(yù)兆，預(yù)告（壞事） It was a deeply superstitious country , where earthquakes were commonly believed to portend the end of dynasties . 這是一個很迷信的國家，地震被普遍認為預(yù)示著王朝的終結(jié)。 返回 portend