portend

vt. 成为...的前兆, 预知, 给与...的警告

发音

UK /pɔːˈtɛnd/
其它
US /pɔɹˈtɛnd/

词形变化

portended portendeth portending portends 三单 portends portending 现在分词 portended 过去式 portended 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To serve as a warning or omen of.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To signify; to denote.

    及物

    Let it be known that the Rapture portends the End of Days.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

predict omen forecast bode augur foretell auspicate betoken foreshadow prefigure

上位词 5

point signal indicate bespeak betoken

下位词 2

threaten foreshow

词源

Borrowed from Latin portendere (“to foretell”), from por- (“forward”) + tendere (“to stretch”).

来源：wiktionary