portent
US /ˈpɔːr.tent/
UK /ˈpɔː.tent/
名词
预兆, 征兆
a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen
示例:
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The sudden silence was a portent of the coming storm.
突然的寂静是暴风雨即将来临的预兆。
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Many saw the comet as a portent of disaster.
许多人将彗星视为灾难的预兆。