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
- The result is hard to foretell.
结果如何尚难预卜。 - 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。 - 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。 - Does the Bible foretell the future?
圣经能预告未来吗？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。