portendvt. 1. signify表示。 △Tw.2.5.132(118):“And the end—what should that alphabetical position portend?” i.ewhat would this arrangement of the letters signify?在结尾处,这几个字母的排列顺序又是什么意思呢? 2. foretell,presage,threaten预示,预兆,预示…为凶兆。 △1H.IV.2.4.359 (322): “What think you they por-tend?”你以为它们预示着什么兆头? portend[ˈpɔ:tend]v.警告,预示 ‖portentous[ˈpɔ:tentəs]adj. portent n.不祥之兆 |