portend [pɔ:ˈtend]

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vt.预兆，预示；给…以警告

to be a sign that something bad is likely to happen in the future

Black clouds portend a storm. 乌云为暴风雨的前兆。
What do these strange events portend? 这些奇怪的事件预示着什么？