portend
pronunciation
UK [pɔ:ˈtend]
US [pɔrˈtend]
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- vt.
- 预示
- 预兆
- 给…以警告
- 预告
Word Origin
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。
Example
- 1. Heavy insider purchases sometimes portend a vigorous market rally .
- 内部人士大举买入,有时预示着市场将开始强力反弹。
- 2. It was seen by some as a portend .
- 这被某些人看作是某种预兆。
- 3. Vivid , violent dreams can portend brain disorders by half a century , a new study finds .
- 一项新的研究发现,栩栩如生的恶梦能预知到半个世纪后的脑部紊乱。
- 4. Or does it portend a new europe ?
- 还是预示着一个新欧洲的到来?
- 5. Do watson and his ilk portend higher unemployment ?
- 沃森及其家族成员是否预示着未来失业率会更高呢?
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