portent

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portent /ˈpɔːtɛnt/ (portents)

• 1. N-COUNT A portent is something that indicates what is likely to happen in the future. 预兆; 征兆[正式] [oft N 'of' n]

  The savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region. 那里的野蛮战争可能预示着该地区将要发生什么事情。

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