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to portend
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to serve as a sign or indication of a future event
例子
The distant rumbling of thunder may portend an approaching thunderstorm.
The sudden drop in the stock market portends economic challenges ahead.
The sudden change in leadership last year portended a shift in company strategy that became apparent in the subsequent quarters.
The dark clouds gathering on the horizon portend a heavy rainfall later in the day.
The eerie silence in the forest seemed to have portended an approaching storm, which eventually swept through the area.
