单词 portend 释义 portend v[Tn] (fml 文) be a sign or warning of (sth in the future); foreshadow 预示; 预兆; 预告 His silence portends trouble. 他沉默不语可不是好兆头. 英汉双解词典包含38652条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有...
单词 portend 释义 ▪ I. portend, v.1|ptnd|Also 5 portende, 6 pourtende.[ME. ad. L. portendre to foretell, presage, archaic form of protendre to stretch forth, specialized in ritual sense, f. por- = pro- forth + tendre to stretch; see protend.]1. trans. T...