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?在結(jié)尾處，這幾個(gè)字母的排列順序又是什么意思呢？
2. foretell,presage,threaten預(yù)示，預(yù)兆，預(yù)示…為兇兆。
△1H.IV.2.4.359 (322): “What think you they por-tend?”你以為它們預(yù)示著什么兆頭？ portend[?p?:tend]v.警告，預(yù)示
‖portentous[?p?:tent?s]adj. portent n.不祥之兆 |