portend meaning in Chinese
vt.
成为…的前兆，预示，预兆；给…以警告。 Black clouds portend a storm. 乌云为暴风雨的前兆。
Examples
- Black clouds portend a storm .
乌云为暴风雨的前兆。 - She confusedly realised this reversal of her attitudes, but could not make out what it portended .
她糊里糊涂的意识到自己这种相反的态度，但是不知道它会带来什么。 - The situation in europe did not, however, portend easy sailing for one who wished merely to fight for the right .
然后，欧洲的形势，并不预示着一个仅仅愿意为正义而斗争的人会一帆风顺。 - What may they portend for the future
对于将来有何预示？ - All of this portends even more exciting uses for cord blood
上述这些都预告了脐带血具有更令人兴奋的应用。