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por·tend AHD[pôr-tĕndʹ, pōr-] D.J.[pɔːˈtend, pəʊr-]K.K.[pɔrˈtɛnd, por-]v.tr.(及物动词)por.tend.ed, por.tend.ing, por.tends - To serve as an omen or a warning of; presage:成为…的预兆或警报;预示:black clouds that portend a storm.预示着风暴到来的乌云
- To indicate by prediction; forecast:预告;预报:leading economic indicators that portend a recession.预告萧条的主要经济指标
- Middle English portenden 中古英语 portenden
- from Latin portendere * see ten- 源自 拉丁语 portendere * 参见 ten-
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