| 单词 | portend |
| 释义 | portend (once / 3748 pages) v Portend means to show a sign that something calamitous is about to happen. The teetering, tottering, pile of fine china piled up after the dinner party portends an imminent crash of broken plates and dishes. Portend is a verb warning of omens, or bad signs. Dark clouds rumbling in over a county fair in Kansas portend the thunderstorm and even tornado that is likely to ruin the festivities. Portend is a helpful way for authors to foreshadow dark events ahead in their stories. WORD FAMILYportend: portended, portending, portends USAGE EXAMPLESEven then, an overseas strategy does not portend survival, as Mr. Trump’s experience shows. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) The prospect portends one of the biggest political backlashes in recent history. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) Still, this year’s changes portend an academy that over time will look quite different than the academy of yesteryear. Los Angeles Times(Dec 16, 2016) v indicate by signs Syn|Hypo|Hyper augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate threaten to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain" foreshowforetell by divine inspiration bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal be a signal for or a symptom of |
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