Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter P - Page 97
Portent (n.) 前兆；凶兆；跡象；預視；異常的人（或事物） That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign. -- Shak.
My loss by dire portents the god foretold. -- Dryden.
Portent (n.) A sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" [syn: omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy].
Protentive (a.) (Comparative more portentive, superlative most portentive) 預兆的，預示的；影響未來的；凶兆的，不祥的；令人畏懼的，令人驚訝的 Portentous; presaging; foreshadowing.
Portentous (a.) 預兆的，預示的；影響未來的；凶兆的，不祥的；令人畏懼的，令人驚訝的 Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous.
For, I believe, they are portentous things. -- Shak.
Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor. -- Macaulay.
Portentous (a.) Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size. -- Roscommon. -- Por*tent"ous*ly, adv. -- Por*tent"ous*ness, n.
Portentous (a.) Of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision" [syn: portentous, prodigious].
Portentous (a.) Ominously prophetic [syn: fateful, foreboding(a), portentous].
Portentous (a.) Puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek [syn: grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous].
Portentously (adv.) In a portentous manner; "portentously, the engines began to roll".
Portentousness (n.) The quality of being portentous.
Porter (n.) [C] （車站，機場等的）搬運工人，腳夫；【美】（臥餐車，特等車的）服務員 A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who waits at the door to receive messages. -- Shak.
To him the porter openeth. -- John x. 3.
Porter (n.) A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage, etc.; for hire.
Porter (n.) (Forging) A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; -- called also porter bar.
Porter (n.) [U] 【英】黑啤酒 A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.
Note: Porter is said to be so called as having been first used chiefly by the London porters, and this application of the word is supposed to be not older than 1750.
Compare: Moderately
Moderately (adv.) [As submodifier] 適度地，有節制地；普通地；溫和地；不過度地 To a certain extent; quite; fairly.
‘These events were moderately successful.’
‘He answered all the questions moderately well.’
Moderately (adv.) [As submodifier] In a moderate manner.
‘Growth continues moderately.’
Moderately (adv.) [As submodifier] Within reasonable limits.
‘Both hotels are moderately priced.’
Compare: Beer
Beer (n.) 啤酒 [U] [C]；一瓶（杯，罐）啤酒 [C]；發酵性的飲料 [U] A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
Note: Beer has different names, as small beer, ale, porter, brown stout, lager beer, according to its strength, or other qualities. See Ale.
Compare: Ferment
Ferment (v.) [No object] (Of a substance) Undergo fermentation.
‘The drink had fermented, turning some of the juice into alcohol.’
Ferment (v.) [With object] Cause the fermentation of (a substance).
Ferment (v.) [With object] Incite or stir up (trouble or disorder)
‘The politicians and warlords who are fermenting this chaos.’
Ferment (v.) [No object] (Of a negative feeling or memory) Fester and develop into something worse.
‘It had been fermenting in my subconscious for a while.’
Ferment (n.) Agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence.
‘Germany at this time was in a state of religious ferment.’
Ferment (n.) [Archaic ] A fermenting agent or enzyme.
Beer (n.) A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
Small beer, Weak beer; (Fig.) insignificant matters. "To suckle fools, and chronicle small beer." -- Shak.
Porter (n.) A person employed to carry luggage and supplies.
Porter (n.) Someone who guards an entrance [syn: doorkeeper, doorman, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper, ostiary].
Porter (n.) United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) [syn: Porter, Katherine Anne Porter].
Porter (n.) United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) [syn: Porter, Cole Porter, Cole Albert Porter].
Porter (n.) United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) [syn: Porter, William Sydney Porter, O. Henry].
Porter (n.) A railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) [syn: porter, Pullman porter].
Porter (n.) A very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley [syn: porter, porter's beer].
Porter (v.) Carry luggage or supplies; "They portered the food up Mount Kilimanjaro for the tourists".
Porter (n.) 門神 A gate-keeper (2 Sam. 18:26; 2 Kings 7:10; 1 Chr. 9:21; 2 Chr. 8:14). Of the Levites, 4,000 were appointed as porters by David (1 Chr. 23:5), who were arranged according to their families (26:1-19) to take charge of the doors and gates of the temple.
They were sometimes employed as musicians (1 Chr. 15:18).
Porter -- U.S. County in Indiana
Population (2000): 146798
Housing Units (2000): 57616
Land area (2000): 418.110194 sq. miles (1082.900386 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 103.500698 sq. miles (268.065565 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 521.610892 sq. miles (1350.965951 sq. km)
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 41.523510 N, 87.086655 W
Headwords:
Porter
Porter, IN
Porter County
Porter County, IN
Porter, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 574
Housing Units (2000): 253
Land area (2000): 0.713642 sq. miles (1.848324 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.713642 sq. miles (1.848324 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60150
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.867448 N, 95.521818 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 74454
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Porter, OK
Porter
Porter, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000): 4972
Housing Units (2000): 1966
Land area (2000): 6.303586 sq. miles (16.326212 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.304992 sq. miles (0.789925 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.608578 sq. miles (17.116137 sq. km)
FIPS code: 61164
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 41.626005 N, 87.071798 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 46304
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Porter, IN
Porter
Porter, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 190
Housing Units (2000): 98
Land area (2000): 2.228835 sq. miles (5.772657 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.007818 sq. miles (0.020249 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.236653 sq. miles (5.792906 sq. km)
FIPS code: 52144
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 44.638093 N, 96.165826 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 56280
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Porter, MN
Porter
Porterage (n.) The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a doorkeeper.
Porterage (n.) Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens or parcels by a porter.
Porteress (n.) See Portress.
Porterhouse (n.) A house where porter is sold.
Portesse (n.) See Porteass.
Portfire (n.) A case of strong paper filled with a composition of niter, sulphur, and mealed powder, -- used principally to ignite the priming in proving guns, and as an incendiary material in shells.
Portfolio (n.) 文件夾，卷宗夾；公事包 [C]；部長職；大臣職 [C] [U]；（投資者持有的）全部有價證券，投資組合 [C] A portable case for holding loose papers, prints, drawings, etc.
Portfolio (n.) Hence: The office and functions of a minister of state or member of the cabinet; as, to receive the portfolio of war; to resign the portfolio.
Portfolio (n.) A large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio".
Portfolio (n.) A set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs".
Portfolio (n.) A list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution; "they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio".
Portfolio (n.) The role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs".
Portglave (n.) A sword bearer.
Portgreve (n.) 【英】【史】市長 Alt. of Portgrave.
Portgrave (n.)【英史】市長；（現在英國某些市鎮的）副市長；執行官；副鎮長；港市的長官 In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or maritime town.; a portreeve.
Portreeve (n.) (Variants: or Portgrave or Portgreve) (pl. - s) A bailiff or mayor charged with keeping the peace and with other duties in a port or market borough of early England.
Portreeve (n.) The chief officer of a seaport town.
Porthole (n.) An embrasure in a ship's side. See 3d Port.
Porthook (n.) One of the iron hooks to which the port hinges are attached.
Porthors (n.) See Portass.
Porticoes (n. pl. ) of Portico.
Porticos (n. pl. ) of Portico.
Portico (n.) A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building.
Porticoed (a.) Furnished with a portico.
Portiere (n.) A curtain hanging across a doorway.
Portigue (n.) See Portague.
Portingal (a.) Of or pertaining to Portugal; Portuguese.
Portingal (n.) A Portuguese.
Portion (n.) That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
Portion (n.) A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off or separated from the whole.
Portion (n.) A part assigned; allotment; share; fate.
Portion (n.) The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate; an inheritance.
Portion (n.) A wife's fortune; a dowry.
Portioned (imp. & p. p.) of Portion.
Portioning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Portion.
Portion (v. t.) To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel; to distribute.
Portion (v. t.) To endow with a portion or inheritance.
Portioner (n.) One who portions.
Portioner (n.) See Portionist, 2.
Portionist (n.) A scholar at Merton College, Oxford, who has a certain academical allowance or portion; -- corrupted into postmaster.
Portionist (n.) One of the incumbents of a benefice which has two or more rectors or vicars.
Portionless (a.) Having no portion.
Portise (n.) See Portass.
Portland cement () A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England, made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky clays. It contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens under water.
Portland stone () A yellowish-white calcareous freestone from the Isle of Portland in England, much used in building.
Portland vase () A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the Emperor Alexander Severus. It is owned by the Duke of Portland, and kept in the British Museum.
Portlast (n.) The portoise. See Portoise.
Portliness (n.) The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or of personal appearance; stateliness.
Portliness (n.) Bulkiness; corpulence.
Portly (a.) Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance; imposing.
Portly (a.) Bulky; corpulent.
Portmen (n. pl. ) of Portman.
Portman (n.) An inhabitant or burgess of a port, esp. of one of the Cinque Ports.
Portmanteaus (n. pl. ) of Portmanteau.
Portmanteau (n.) 旅行皮箱 A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, etc., on journeys.
Portmanteau (n.) 混成詞 A new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'"; "`motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'"; "`brunch' is a well-known portmanteau" [syn: {blend}, {portmanteau word}, {portmanteau}].
Portmanteau (n.) 旅行皮箱 A large travelling bag made of stiff leather [syn: {portmanteau}, {Gladstone}, {Gladstone bag}].
Portmantle (n.) A portmanteau.
Portmote (n.) In old English law, a court, or mote, held in a port town.
Portoir (n.) One who, or that which, bears; hence, one who, or that which, produces.
Portoise (n.) The gunwale of a ship.
Portos (n.) See Portass.
Portpane (n.) A cloth for carrying bread, so as not to touch it with the hands.
Portrait (n.) [C] 肖像，畫像；相片；（半身）雕塑像；描繪，描寫 The likeness of a person, painted, drawn, or engraved; commonly, a representation of the human face painted from real life.
In portraits, the grace, and, we may add, the likeness, consists more in the general air than in the exact similitude of every feature. -- Sir J. Reynolds.
Note: The meaning of the word is sometimes extended so as to include a photographic likeness.
Portrait (n.) Hence, any graphic or vivid delineation or description of a person; as, a portrait in words.
Portrait bust, or Portrait statue, A bust or statue representing the actual features or person of an individual; -- in distinction from an ideal bust or statue.
Portrait (v. t.) To portray; to draw. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Portrait (n.) A word picture of a person's appearance and character [syn: portrayal, portraiture, portrait].
Portrait (n.) Any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits" [syn: portrait, portrayal].
Portraitist (n.) A portrait painter. [R.] -- Hamerton.
Portraitist (n.) A painter or drawer of portraits [syn: portraitist, portrait painter, portrayer, limner].
Portraiture (v. t.) To represent by a portrait, or as by a portrait; to portray. [R.] --Shaftesbury.
Portraiture (n.) A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.
For, by the image of my cause, I see The portraiture of his. -- Shak.
Divinity maketh the love of ourselves the pattern; the love of our neighbors but the portraiture. -- Bacon.
Portraiture (n.) Pictures, collectively; painting. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Portraiture (n.) The art or practice of making portraits. -- Walpole.
Portraiture (n.) A word picture of a person's appearance and character [syn: portrayal, portraiture, portrait].
Portraiture (n.) The activity of making portraits.
portrayed (imp. & p. p.) of Portray.
Portraying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Portray.
Portray (v. t.) 描繪，描寫，描寫…的肖像，逼真地描寫 To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback.
Portray (v. t.) Hence, figuratively, to describe in words.
Portray (v. t.) To adorn with pictures.
Portray (v.) To describe (someone or something) in a particular way.
Portray (v.) To show (someone or something) in a painting, book, etc.
Portray (v.) To play (a character) in a film, play, or television show.
Portray (v. t.) To make a picture of : depict.
Portray (v. t.) To describe in words.
Portray (v. t.) To play the role of : enact.
Portray (v.) [ T ] (C2) 描繪，描述，描寫 To represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work.
// The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress.
// The writer portrays life in a small village at the turn of the century.
Portray sb as sth (ph.) 把（某人）刻畫成，將（某人）塑造成 If a person in a film, book, etc. is portrayed as a particular type of character, they are represented in that way.
// The father in the film is portrayed as a fairly unpleasant character.
Portrayal (n.) The act or process of portraying; description; delineation.
Portrayer (n.) One who portrays.
Portreeve (n.) A port warden.
Portress (n.) A female porter.
Port-royalist (n.) One of the dwellers in the Cistercian convent of Port Royal des Champs, near Paris, when it was the home of the Jansenists in the 17th century, among them being Arnauld, Pascal, and other famous scholars. Cf. Jansenist.
Portsale (n.) Public or open sale; auction.
Portuary (n.) A breviary.
Portuguese (a.) 葡萄牙的；葡萄牙人的；葡萄牙語的 Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants.
Portuguese (n. sing. & pl.) 葡萄牙人；葡萄牙語 A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal.
Portuguese man-of-war. (Zool.) See Physalia.
Portuguese (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language; "Portuguese wines" [syn: Portuguese, Lusitanian].
Portuguese (n.) The Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil.
Portuguese (n.) A native or inhabitant of Portugal.
Portuguese, (n. pl.) A species of geese indigenous to Portugal. They are mostly without feathers and imperfectly edible, even when stuffed with garlic.
Portulaca (n.) A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus.
Portulacaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Portulacaceae), of which Portulaca is the type, and which includes also the spring beauty (Claytonia) and other genera.
Porwigle (n.) See Polliwig.
Pory (a.) Porous; as, pory stone. [R.] Dryden.
Pose (a.) Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.
Pose (n.) A cold in the head; catarrh.
Pose (v. t.) The attitude or position of a person; the position of the body or of any member of the body; especially, a position formally assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial position; as, the pose of an actor; the pose of an artist's model or of a statue.
Posed (imp. & p. p.) of Pose.
Posing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pose.
Pose (v. t.) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect; to arrange the posture and drapery of (a person) in a studied manner; as, to pose a model for a picture; to pose a sitter for a portrait.
Pose (v. i.) To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude.
Pose (v. t.) To interrogate; to question.
Pose (v. t.) To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.
Posed (a.) Firm; determined; fixed.
Poser (n.) One who, or that which, puzzles; a difficult or inexplicable question or fact.