流逝汉英词典

portentous

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [pɔːˈten.təs]
  • 美式音标 [pɔːrˈten.t̬əs]
  • 国际音标 [pɔ:'tentəs, 'pəu-]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj.前兆的；不吉的；可怕的；煞有介事的；自命不凡的

词根记忆

  • 來自portent(n.預兆，兇兆)

同根派生

  • adv性質的同根詞
    portentously：不祥地；有預兆地；盛氣淩人地，自負地。
  • n性質的同根詞
    portent：前兆；預示；跡象；異常之物。
  • vt性質的同根詞
    portend：預示；預兆；意味著。

英汉例句

  • Portentous choices were forced on him by the dozen.
    衆多事關重大的抉擇強加在了他身上。
  • Before me stretched the portentous, menacing road of a new decade.
    在我麪前展現出一條新的十年的兇多吉少 、 咄咄逼人的道路.
  • There was nothing portentous or solemn about him. He was bubbling with humour.
    他一點也不裝腔作勢或故作嚴肅，渾身散發著幽默。
  • Portentous choices were forced on him by the dozen.
    衆多事關重大的抉擇強加在了他身上。
  • Before me stretched the portentous, menacing road of a new decade.
    在我麪前展現出一條新的十年的兇多吉少 、 咄咄逼人的道路.

词组短语

    短語

  • portentous premonition 不祥的預兆
  • portentous signs 星流霆擊;星流電擊
  • portentous s 奇特
  • portentous s a 兇兆的
  • Not Portentous Fluster Runs 不可驚慌亂跑

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • too serious and trying to be very important

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If someone's way of speaking, writing, or behaving is portentous, they speak, write, or behave more seriously than necessary because they want to impress other people.
  • portentously
  • Something that is portentous is important in indicating or affecting future events.