por.tend
v.tr.(及物动词)por.tend.ed,por.tend.ing,por.tends To serve as an omen or a warning of; presage:成为…的预兆或警报;预示:例句:black clouds that portend a storm.预示着风暴到来的乌云
To indicate by prediction; forecast:预告;预报:例句:leading economic indicators that portend a recession.预告萧条的主要经济指标
来源:Middle English portenden 中古英语 portenden from Latin portendere * see ten- 源自 拉丁语 portendere *参见 ten-