The sharp rise in customer complaints may betoken deeper problems with our new billing system.

客訴急遽增加，可能預示著我們的新帳單系統有更深層的問題。

Analysts believe the strong quarterly earnings betoken a period of steady growth for the firm.

分析師認為，亮眼的季度盈餘預示著公司將進入穩定成長期。

Repeated shipping delays at the port often betoken a shortage of available cargo containers.

港口一再出現的出貨延誤，往往表明可用貨櫃短缺。