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portent

英 [ˈpɔːtent]

美 [ˈpɔːrtent]

n.  预兆; 征兆; 先兆; (尤指)恶兆,凶兆

复数:portents 

BNC.20706 / COCA.21369

牛津词典

    noun

    • 预兆;征兆;先兆;(尤指)恶兆,凶兆
      a sign or warning of sth that is going to happen in the future, especially when it is sth unpleasant

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 预兆;征兆
        Aportentis something that indicates what is likely to happen in the future.
        1. The savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region...
          那里发生的野蛮内战可能预示这一地区其他地方将会发生什么。
        2. I hope this is a portent for the rest of the year...
          我希望这对今年余下的时间是个兆头。
        3. As for her engagement with Adam, I would say the portents are gloomy.
          至于她和亚当的婚约,我看兆头不妙。

      英英释义

      noun

      双语例句

      • There came a Saturday morning ugly with the portent of storm.
        有一个星期六早上,天昏地暗,暴风雨将临。
      • He must have seen Kaida's successful opposition as a portent of the collapse of his dream of a universal empire.
        他肯定发现,海都成功的反抗预示着他妄想称霸世界的美梦破灭。
      • This turns out to be a portent of one of the biggest changes since the 1960s.
        结果发现这是1960年代以来最大变化的一个预示。
      • So these changes are only a minor portent of what is likely to come, especially if we continue on our carbon-profligate pathway.
        因此,这些变化只是未来可能发生情况的微小征兆,尤其是如果我们继续肆意排放二氧化碳。
      • The downgrading of some of its banks this week was a portent of that.
        一些德国银行本周信用评级被下调就预示着这种情况的发生。
      • Viral "Blips": Benign or Portent of Bad Things to Come?
        病毒“信号”:坏事情到来的征兆?
      • As for her engagement with Adam, I would say the portents are gloomy.
        至于她和亚当的婚约,我看兆头不妙。
      • Are dreams a portent of things to come?
        梦是不是将要发生的事情的预兆?
      • Whether that number should be seen as a portent, of course, is too soon to tell.
        当然,现在要说这个数字是否应该视为一种征兆,还为时尚早。
      • Should we treat low volatility as an eerie portent of disaster in the making, or as a sign that the world economy is finally on the right track?
        我们应将低波动性看成是一种预示灾难正在形成的可怕征兆,还是一种暗示世界经济终于走上正轨的信号?