prophesy
/ ?pr?f?sa?; ˋprɑf?sa?/ v (pt, pp -sied)
[I, Ip] ~ (of sth) foretell future events; speak as a prophet; make prophecies 预告未来; 作预言.
[Tn, Tf, Tw] say (what will happen in the future); foretell 预告（某事）; 预言: He prophesied the strange events that were to come. 他预言要有怪事发生. * They prophesied correctly that the Conservatives would win the election. 他们预言保守党人在选举中获胜, 果然不出所料. * He refused to prophesy when the economy would begin to improve. 他不愿推测经济何时好转. 永顺织带,助你发达! cnBeta - 精彩IT “文明用语”
21世纪英汉汉英双向词典
prophesy
proph.e.sy
[`prɑf?saI; ˋpr?fisai]
《prophecy 的动词》
及物动词
1 预言,预告
~ a storm
预告暴风雨
2 a. 预言<…事>
He prophesied that war would break out.
他预言战争将爆发
b. 预言
We cannot ~ what may happen.
我们无法预言会发生什么
不及物动词
预言
predict
/ pr?d?kt; pr?ˋd?kt/ v [Tn, Tf, Tw] say in advance that (sth) will happen; forecast 预言（某事物）将发生; 预报; 预告: The earthquake had been predicted several months before. 这次地震早在几个月以前就发布了预报. * She predicted that the improvement would continue. 她预测情况将继续好转. * It is impossible to predict who will win. 要预测出谁将获胜是不可能的.
> predictable / -?bl; -?bl/ adj (a) that can be predicted可预言的; 可预报的: predictable behaviour, results, weather 可预料的行为、 结果、 天气. (b) (often derog 常作贬义) (of a person) behaving in a way that can be predicted （指人）举动可以料到的: I knew you'd say that you're so predictable! 我早就知道你会这样说--果不其然! * Opposition to the proposal came from predictablequarters. 对这项提案的反对意见来自那些早经料到会持反对态度的人. predictability / pr?d?kt?b?l?t?; pr?d?kt?ˋb?l?t?/ n [U]. predictably adv.
prediction / pr?d?k?n; pr?ˋd?k?n/ n
[U] (action of) predicting 预言; 预报; 预告.
[C] forecast or prophesy 预言; 预报; 预告: Do you take seriously his prediction of a government defeat? 他预料政府要受挫, 你认为这话靠得住吗?
predictor n person, instrument, etc that predicts 进行预测或预报的人、 仪器等; 预言者; 预测器. 李阳英语官方网站 英语同步班 中国程序员技术问答社区
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predict
pre.dict
[prI`dIkt; priˋdikt]
《源自拉丁文“预先说”的意思》
及物动词
1 预言,预告,预报,预测
(
→ foretell 同义字)
The weather forecast ~s sunshine for tomorrow.
天气预报预测明天天晴
2 a. 预言<…事>
They ~ed [It was ~ed ] that there would be an earthquake.
他们预言会有地震
b. 预言
He ~ed when war would break out.
他预言战争何时会爆发