foretell
英 [fɔːˈtel]
美 [fɔːrˈtel]
v. (尤指用魔力)预知，预言
第三人称单数：foretells 复数：foretells 现在分词：foretelling 过去式：foretold 过去分词：foretold
BNC.33371 / COCA.19663
同义词辨析
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。
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。
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- to foretell the future
预言未来 - The witch foretold that she would marry a prince.
女巫预言她将嫁给王子。 - None of us can foretell what lies ahead.
我们谁都不能预知未来。
- to foretell the future
柯林斯词典
- VERB 预言;预知;预测
If youforetella future event, you predict that it will happen.- ...prophets who have foretold the end of the world.
预言了世界末日的先知
- ...prophets who have foretold the end of the world.
英英释义
verb
- indicate by signs
- These signs bode bad news
- make a prediction about
- Call the outcome of an election
- foreshadow or presage
双语例句
- They have trained throughout history for a battle their legends foretell will decide the fate of the world.
他们在历史的狂潮中饱受训练，为了传说中决定世界未来的战斗而准备。 - These verbs mean to foretell or give signs of impending peril, evil, or injury.
这些动词指预先告知或给出即将到来的危险、灾祸或伤害的迹象。 - None of us can foretell what lies ahead.
我们谁都不能预知未来。 - Some think he was the first to study the heavenly bodies and to foretell eclipses of the sun and solstices, as Eudemus says in his history of astronomy;
有些认为，泰勒斯第一个进行了天体研究并预测日食与至点，欧德摩斯在他的天文学史中就是这样说的； - 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。 - Could you foretell how many there will be in2008?
而在2008年里我们又能看到几个“蓝天”你能预测吗？ - We even can foretell a coming earthquake to some extent.
在某种程度上我们甚至还能预测地震。 - 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。 - The economic aspects foretell currency changes and difficulties for pension funds.
经济面向预言货币改变及个人资金的困难。 - I do believe that e-readers foretell an enormous change in the book publishing industry.
我确信电子阅读器预示着图书出版业将出现巨大的变化。