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portent
[英] [ˈpɔ:ˌtent, ˈpəʊr-] [美] [ˈpɔrˌtɛnt, ˈpor-] 生词本

n.

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1. N-COUNT 预兆；征兆 A portent is something that indicates what is likely to happen in the future. 

  • 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这一地区其他地方将会发生什么。

  • I hope this is a portent for the rest of the year...

    我希望这对今年余下的时间是个兆头。

  • 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。

Noun

1. a sign of something about to happen;

  • "he looked for an omen before going into battle"