portends

英 [pɔːˈtendz]

美 [pɔːrˈtendz]

v.  预兆，预示，预告(坏事)
portend的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预示；预兆；预告
  If somethingportendsan event or occurrence, it indicates that it is likely to happen in the future.
  1. The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions.
     该变化没有预示社会状况的根本改观。

双语例句

• The concluding chapter points out some limitations about the research results and hopefully portends the future study direction in this field.
  论文的总结部分指出该研究结果的局限性和该领域将来的研究方向。
• It portends a day when clinicians will recognize that they have needed and used their education in information science as well as basic and clinical sciences.
  它预示着有一天临床医生会意识到他们需要并用到他们所学的信息科学，就像基础和临床科学一样。
• Fast Arctic thaw portends global warming.
  北极冰融迅速，预示全球变暖。
• At this point it is hard to tell, but the recent strength of the dollar portends well for flows into the US.
  目前很难判断，但近来美元走强，显然预示着资金正流入美国。
• More robust growth in our business portends, of course, greater growth in jobs, both in the US and around the world.
  当然，我们业务更强劲的增长也预示着就业机会的增长，在美国和世界各地皆是如此。
• Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs.
  人怕出名猪怕壮。
• The emergence of a series of new media, such as the Web TV, Blog, Podcasting, Micro blogging, MSN and so on, portends the network times coming into a new period of development.
  网络电视、博客、播客、微博、MSN等一系列新媒介形态的出现，也预示着网络传播时代进入了一个相对持续的阶段。
• However, it would be very premature to say it portends any significant change in the political system.
  但是，要说这预示着古巴政治制度将出现重大变化，那还为时尚早。
• If untreated, variceal hemorrhage portends a70 percent risk of death within one year.
  如果不治疗，曲张静脉出血预示70%会在一年内死亡。
• A disastrous share offering in Madrid earlier this week portends continued economic trouble for Spain and, quite possibly, for the European Union.
  上周初，西班牙一家银行的股票发行交易失利，预示着西班牙经济将继续面临困境，而且很有可能波及整个欧盟。