portend
🇬🇧/pɔːˈtend/ 🇺🇸/pɔːrˈtend/📚 19309 55托福If something portends an event or occurrence, it indicates that it is likely to happen in the future. 预示; 预兆; 预报
verb [vt. 及物动词]vt. 预示；预兆；意味着
The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions.
该变化没有预示社会状况的基本改观。
port(港口) + end(尽头) → 港口到了尽头， 预示着临近海洋 → 预示
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