portend + noun
Dark clouds portend a storm.
乌云预示着暴风雨。
预示;是…的先兆
表示;意味着;作为......的警告或预兆;预示;表示。;成为...的前兆;预知
to be a warning or sign of a future event
作为......的警告或预兆
To serve as a warning or omen of.
预示;表示。
To signify; to denote.
一般现在时
Dark clouds often portend a storm.
乌云常常预示暴风雨。
一般过去时
The sudden silence portended danger.
突然的寂静预示着危险。
现在完成时
These symptoms have portended a serious illness.
这些症状已经预示了严重的疾病。
规则动词
Dark clouds often portend a coming storm.
乌云常常预示着暴风雨即将来临。
用法提示:portend 在此用作及物动词,表示“预示”,后接宾语 a coming storm。
The sudden silence in the forest portended danger.
森林中的突然寂静预示着危险。
用法提示:portended 是过去式,表示过去发生的“预示”,主语为抽象事物 silence。
Economic indicators are portending a recession next year.
经济指标正在预示明年将出现衰退。
用法提示:portending 是现在分词,与 are 构成进行时,表示“正在预示”。
Dark clouds portend a storm.
乌云预示着暴风雨。
The economic indicators portend that a recession is approaching.
经济指标预示着衰退即将来临。
grammar · medium
易错句子The dark clouds are a portend of rain.
正确表达The dark clouds are a portent of rain.
将动词'portend'误用作名词;正确名词形式是'portent'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The storm portends.
正确表达The storm portends disaster.
及物动词'portend'需要宾语,不能单独使用。
portend 强调不祥的预兆,而 presage 中性,可好可坏
forebode 语气更强,常指不祥的预感;portend 则更正式,多用于客观征兆
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