portent 详细解释

portent

['pɔ:tent]

n.前兆, 预示, 异常之物

词形变化

动词过去式: portended | 动词过去分词: portended | 动词现在分词: portending | 动词第三人称单数: portends |

词义辨析

同义:

n.前兆; 预示

forewarning  omen  sign  premonition  

同义参见:

consequence  threat  

英英释义

名词 portent:

a sign of something about to happen

同义词：omen, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy

补充

portentportent英:[ˈpɔ:tent] 美:[ˈpɔrˌtɛnt, ˈpor-]n.1.预兆, 征兆2.怪事, 奇物, 奇迹

例句

1. As for her engagement with Adam, I would say the portents are gloomy.至于她和亚当的婚约, 我看兆头不妙。 2. The savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region.那里发生的野蛮内战可能预示了这一地区其他地方将会发生什么。 3. Are dreams a portent of things to come?梦能预示将要发生什么吗？ 4. A great portent appeared in the heavens – a fiery dragon.天上出现了一个巨大的奇物——一条火龙。 5. many birds are regarded as being portents of death.许多鸟被认为是死亡的征兆。 6. an omen of grave portent for the tribe.对该部落有重大未来意义的征兆。 7. what portent can be greater than a pious notary?.有什么奇才能够比一个虔诚的公证人更伟大的呢？。 8. a portent of evil凶兆

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