双语例句
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These strange things portend disaster.
这些奇怪的事件预示着灾难。
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The death of the emperor portended the end of the dynasty.
帝王的逝世预示着王朝的终结。
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The dark clouds usually portend the rainstorm.
乌云通常预示着暴风雨的来临。
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If you're superstitious, a black cat portends trouble.
如果你迷信 那黑猫就预示着麻烦
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The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions.
该变化没有预示社会状况的基本改观。
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What does all this portend?
所有这一切预示着什么?
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To betoken or symbolize; portend.
那些乌云预示即将下雨。
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The black clouds portend a storm.
乌云预示着暴风雨。
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Black clouds that portend a storm.
那样的密云预示着暴风雨将要来临。
近义词
vt.
indicateforecastshadowspellannounce
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释义
v.
be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen
预示(重大或灾难事件)可能发生
词源
"late Middle English: from Latin portendere, based on pro-‘forth'+tendere ‘stretch’."