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
- No one can foretell what will become of the world in100 years time.
没有任何人能预言，100年之后，世界将是什么样子。 - If only the planners of1960 had been able to foretell these remarkable changes.
要是1960年的企划者们当初能预见到这些明显的变化就好了。 - 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 outcome of the war is hard to foretell.
战争胜负难以预卜。 - 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。 - The Teacher was so wise that he could foretell the future.
他的师父很有智慧，能够预知未来。 - 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。 - 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？ - It is difficult to foretell whether this trip will be a success or not.
此行吉凶难断。 - 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。