| 释义 |
portend
UK [pɔ:'tend] US [pɔ:r-] formal
verb transitive
■to be a sign that something bad is likely to happen in the future 预示，预兆，预告（坏事）•It was a deeply superstitious country, where earthquakes were commonly believed to portend the end of dynasties.这是一个很迷信的国家，地震被普遍认为预示着王朝的终结。 |