portend

/pɔːˈtɛnd/ /pɔɹˈtɛnd/

Meanings

verb

预示，预兆。

To serve as a warning or omen of.

Examples :

"The dark clouds gathering overhead portend a heavy rainstorm. "

天上聚集的乌云预示着一场暴雨即将来临。

verb

预示，预兆。

To signify; to denote.

Examples :

"Let it be known that the Rapture portends the End of Days."

广为人知的是，被提（Rapture）预示着末日的到来。

sign future event time

Related Words

warning verb

/ˈwɔːnɪŋ/ /ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/

警告，告诫

"The teacher warned the students about the upcoming test. "

老师警告学生们要好好准备即将到来的考试。

signify verb

/ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪ/

使...象征，表示。

"The empty classroom signified the end of the school day. "

空荡荡的教室象征着一天的课程结束了。

portends verb

/pɔrˈtɛndz/ /poʊrˈtɛndz/

预示, 预兆.

"The dark clouds gathering overhead portend a heavy rain. "

乌云正在头上聚集，这预示着一场暴雨即将来临。

rapture noun

/ˈɹɛptʃɘ/ /ˈɹaptʃə/ /ˈɹæptʃɚ/

狂喜，欣喜若狂。

"The little girl watched the puppies playing with pure rapture in her eyes. "

小女孩眼里充满了狂喜，欣喜若狂地看着小狗们玩耍。

clouds noun

/klaʊdz/

山石，巨石，岩。

"The children loved to play hide-and-seek among the clouds in the park, their laughter echoing around the massive rock formations. "

孩子们喜欢在公园里的山石间玩捉迷藏，他们的笑声在巨大的岩石群周围回荡。

rainstorm noun

/ˈreɪnˌstɔːrm/ /ˈreɪnˌstɔrm/

暴雨，大暴雨

"The picnic was canceled because of the sudden rainstorm. "

因为突如其来的暴雨，野餐取消了。

overhead noun

/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/ /ˈoʊvɚˌhɛd/

管理费用，运营成本.

"The bakery's overhead costs, like rent and utilities, are high, which affects the price of the bread. "

这家面包店的管理费用（比如房租和水电费）很高，这影响了面包的价格。

gathering noun

/ˈɡæ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/

聚会，集会。

"I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists."

我是在一个工程师和科学家们的聚会上认识她的。

denote verb

/dɪˈnəʊt/ /dɪˈnoʊt/

表示，象征。

"The yellow blazes denote the trail."

黄色的标记表示这是正确的道路。

serve noun

/sɜːv/ /sɝv/

发球

"Whose serve is it?"

现在轮到谁发球了？

known verb

/nəʊn/ /noʊn/

知道，了解

"He knew something terrible was going to happen."

他知道有可怕的事情要发生了。

heavy noun

/ˈhe.vi/ /ˈhɛ.vi/ /ˈhiːvi/

坏人，恶棍。

"With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films."

那个演员长着一张饱经风霜、凹凸不平的脸，所以好像总是在电影里演坏人。