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
- Peacock also is said to be able to foretell rain, and dances when rain is coming.
据说孔雀能够预知雨水，将要下雨的时候就会跳舞。 - 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。 - That the gods foretell the doom of athens.
神明已经预测到雅典的沦陷。 - 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？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell.
预言预测，尤指从迹象或预兆中预测；预报。 - 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。