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foretell

英 [fɔːˈtel]

美 [fɔːrˈtel]

v.  (尤指用魔力)预知,预言

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foretellpredict【导航词义:预言】

foretellv. 〈正式〉预言
〔辨析〕
尤指用特殊的魔力预言某事会发生。
〔例证〕
foretell the future
预言未来
A witch foretold that the girl would live happily ever after with a prince.
一位女巫预言这个女孩将和王子幸福地生活在一起。
predictv. 预言,预料,预测
〔辨析〕
指在某事尚未发生的时候就认为某事会发生。
〔例证〕
The increase was 3% slower than predicted.
增长比预计的慢3%。
He predicted that the ruling party would win a huge majority in the election.
他预言该执政党将在大选中获得巨大的票数优势。

牛津词典

    verb

    • (尤指用魔力)预知,预言
      to know or say what will happen in the future, especially by using magic powers
      1. to foretell the future
        预言未来
      2. The witch foretold that she would marry a prince.
        女巫预言她将嫁给王子。
      3. None of us can foretell what lies ahead.
        我们谁都不能预知未来。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 预言;预知;预测
      If youforetella future event, you predict that it will happen.
      1. ...prophets who have foretold the end of the world.
        预言了世界末日的先知

    英英释义

    verb

    双语例句

    • For it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of the difficulties which will confront the pot-holer.
      因为无法预见到洞穴探险者究竟会遇到什么性质的困难。
    • After you have become a professional astrologer, you will have the potential and knowledge to understand astrology and even foretell people's fate through their zodiac sign readings.
      当你成为一个专业的占星学家,你将有潜力和知识,了解占星术,甚至预言他们的星座读通过人民的命运。
    • He has the power to accomplish His predictions. Thus He claims not only to be able to foretell the future but also to bring it to pass.
      他拥有实现预言的力量,因此他不仅能预知未来,而且能使预言成真。
    • That the gods foretell the doom of athens.
      神明已经预测到雅典的沦陷。
    • To foretell or predict ( the future).
      预测,预言预测或预知(未来)
    • Whether palm reading can foretell the future, however, is a question science seems unable to answer.
      然而,看手相是否能猜测未来,似乎仍然是科学无法解开之谜。
    • Lots of people have had dreams that seem to foretell the future.
      很多人都曾做过似乎能预示未来的梦。
    • I can foretell the results if we try to enter by force.
      我能预言我们试图用武力进入的结果。
    • To foretell through or as if through the art of divination.
      占卜,预言通过或似通过占卜术预言。
    • It is believed that fortune-tellers can foretell your fate.
      人们相信算命人可以预测你的命运。