portent
n
~ (of sth) (fml 文) sign or warning of a future (often unpleasant) event; omen 预示; 预兆; (常指)凶兆
portents of disaster 凶兆
I see it as a portent of things to come. 我把它看作是将要到来的事物的前兆.
🗣️ 情景例句
You have some guests in the reception room.
有几位客人在接待室等 。
He has a very bad stomachache from eating too much.
他因为吃得太多而导致胃痛。
When he woke up, his hands and feet had already been tied together.