portent
n. 前兆；预示；迹象；异常之物
n.
预兆；征兆；怪事；奇物
变形
复数：portents
英英释义
portent[ 'pɔ:tent, 'pəu- ]
n.a sign of something about to happen
同义词：omenpresageprognosticprognosticationprodigy
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
I see it as a portent of thing to come.
我把它看作是将要到来的事物的前兆。
The priests think its destruction is a portent that the gods will soon return.
牧师们认为它的毁灭预示着神很快将会归来。
权威例句
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portent (n.)
1560s, from Middle French portente, from Latin portentum "a sign, token, omen; monster, monstrosity," noun use of neuter of portentus, past participle of portendre (see portend).
1. A China that uses its might bilaterally to gain narrow political advantages would be a worrying portent for the future when China becomes economically bigger and stronger.
中国的经济能力将变得更大更强，目前中国利用她可能获得的极少的双边政治优势对未来来说也是一个令人担忧的前兆。
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2. So, could Hero be a portent of things to come or just another Jet Li film?
因此，可以将英雄的一个先兆东西来，或只是另李连杰电影吗?。
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3. If past credit problems makes getting a loan on their own impossible, that may very well be a portent of how seriously (or not) they treat their responsibility to creditors and, by extension, you.
如果是因为过去的信用问题使得个人无法获得贷款，那对方对于债权人的义务又有几分认真？进一步来说，对你又有几分认真呢？
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4. But January’s rise in the claimant count is a worrying portent.
但是一月份申请人数的增加是一个令人担忧的预兆。
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5. That is probably the nearest thing to a real water war being fought today, and may perhaps be a portent of others to come.
这可能是目前发生的最接近真正水资源战争的冲突，而且有可能预示着其他冲突的来临。
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6. But did your reverence hear of the portent that was seen last night?
不过，阁下您听说昨天夜里人们看见的征兆了吗？
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7. Technology follows Hollywood dreams; here’s hoping this montage is a portent of what’s coming soon.
科技正逐渐实现着好莱坞的美好梦想，科幻片里的设定就要变成现实。
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8. Today, a disproportionate number endure low-wage jobs — a potential portent for America’s students and first-time job seekers plunging into a shallow job market in the United States.
在美国，现如今有很大一部分人拿着很低的工资。 预示着美国的学生或者第一次寻找早工作的人们将陷入劳动力市场低迷的境地。
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9. The sublime may be dangerous, but it is not inauspicious or a portent of good or evil.
这种升华可能危险，但并非不详或者是善恶的征兆。
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10. Thus, the full moon is not dangerous in itself but is instead a portent of the darkness to come.
因此，满月本身并不危险，而是一个黑暗降临的预兆。
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11. I have become like a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge.
许多人以我为怪。但你是我坚固的避难所。
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12. And there will be more of this. In a terrible, terrible way this is a portent of things to come and a warning.
还有呢，更多可怕的还在后面，这只是个警告罢了。
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13. And there will be more of this. In a terrible, terrible way this is a portent of things to come and a warning.
还有呢，更多可怕的还在后面，这只是个警告罢了。
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