portend 英 [pɔː'tend] 　 美 [pɔr'tɛnd]

portend

portend　 英 [pɔː'tend] 美 [pɔr'tɛnd]

vt. 预示；预兆；意味着　

进行时:portending　 过去式:portended　 过去分词:portended　 第三人称单数:portends　

What do these strange events portend?　这些奇怪的事件预示着什么?
Negative news, such as an earnings shortfall, problems with a new product or an accounting restatement, not only pressure a company's share price but often portend even more such news on the way.　负面消息，比如收入下滑、新产品遇到问题或会计报表修改，不仅仅会对公司的股价带来压力，而且常常会预示着前面还有更多这样的消息出现。

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  • vt. 预示；预兆；意味着

  • 1. What do these strange events portend?

    这些奇怪的事件预示着什么?

  • 2. Negative news, such as an earnings shortfall, problems with a new product or an accounting restatement, not only pressure a company's share price but often portend even more such news on the way.

    负面消息，比如收入下滑、新产品遇到问题或会计报表修改，不仅仅会对公司的股价带来压力，而且常常会预示着前面还有更多这样的消息出现。

  • 3. Elsewhere in the world, a flood tide of political opening and economic reform seemed to portend a bright future.

    在世界其他地方，政治开放和经济改革的浪潮似乎预示着一个光明的未来。

  • portend (v.) early 15c., from Latin portendere "foretell, reveal; point out, indicate," originally "to stretch forward," from por- (variant of pro-; see pro-) "forth, forward" + tendere "to stretch, extend," from PIE root *ten- "to stretch." Related: Portended; portending.
por·tend / pɔːˈtend ; NAmE pɔːrˈtend / verb portendsth ( formal) to be a sign or warning of sth that is going to happen in the future, especially sth bad or unpleasant 预兆，预示，预告（尤指坏事） SYN foreshadow portend portends portended portending por·tend / pɔːˈtend ; NAmE pɔːrˈtend /
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