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portend
[英] [pɔ:ˈtend]
[美] [pɔrˈtend]
[动] 预兆；预示
词频排名 38221/55435
学习人数 3904
难度等级 10/10
认知比例 22.89%
例句
Black clouds portend a storm.
乌云预示着风暴的到来。
The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions.
该变化没有预示社会状况的根本改观。
"Reporters go into the act, wringing their hands over the lamentable ""tone of the primary contest and wondering what it portended"
for Nov. 各路记者也加入此等行列，对初选令人遗憾的“调子”捶胸顿足，猜想这对11月（大选）预示着什么。
助记
联想
por+tend（趋势）=预示
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