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portend

英 [pɔː'tend] 美 [pɔr'tɛnd]

解释

vt. 预示；预兆；意味着

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中文词源

portend 预示，预兆

por-,在前，-tend,延伸，伸展，词源同extend.引申词义预示，预兆。

英文词源

portend: portend: see tend
portend (v.): early 15c., from Latin portendere "foretell, reveal; point out, indicate," originally "to stretch forward," from por- (variant of pro-; see pro-) "forth, forward" + tendere "to stretch, extend" (see tenet). Related: Portended; portending.

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例句和用法

1. They may or may not portend a collapse of civilization.: 它们或许预示着文明的崩溃.

2. 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。

3. Black clouds portend a storm.: 乌云为暴风雨的前兆.

4. What do these strange events portend?: 这些奇怪的事件预示着什么 ?

5. 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.