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predictable adj.
⇨ predictable 1 (predictable results) ⇨ predictable 2 (You're so predictable!)predictable1 adjective predictable results 可预见的结果You're so predictable! 你太老套了！predictable ♦︎ foreseeable ♦︎ unsurprising ♦︎ to be expectedThese words all describe sth that you can predict or that is likely to happen. 这些词均表示可预见的、可预知的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆predictable / foreseeable / unsurprising / to be expected that...◆a predictable / a foreseeable / an unsurprising result◆predictable / foreseeable consequences■ predictable / /prɪˈdɪktəbl/ / if sth is predictable, you know or can guess in advance that it will happen or what it will be like 可预见的；可预料的◆He asked whether this was predictable from previous performances.他询问这是否可以从以往的表现预测到。◆The disease follows a highly predictable pattern.这种疾病的模式非常有规律。◆In March and April, the weather is much less predictable.三四月的天气难预测得多。OPP unpredictable ⇨ surprising ▸ predictably adverb ◆Prices were predictably high.价格一如所料地高昂。◆Predictably, the new regulations proved unpopular.果然，新规不得人心。■ foreseeable /fɔːˈsiːəbl; NAmE fɔːrˈsiːəbl/ (rather formal, especially written) that you can predict will happen 可预料的；可预知的◆The statue will remain in the museum for the foreseeable future (= the period of time when you can predict what is going to happen, based on present circumstances).在可预见的未来，这座雕像将留在博物馆。◆Some of these problems were not foreseeable or preventable.这其中的一些问题是不可预知或不可避免的。OPP unforeseeable ⇨ surprising ■ unsurprising as you would expect; not causing surprise 不令人惊讶的；不足为奇的◆Her failure to win the leadership race is unsurprising.她在争夺领导地位的角逐中失败了，这不足为奇。◆It is unsurprising that people with dogs walk more than others.养狗的人比不养狗的人走路多是不足为奇的。OPP surprising ⇨ surprising ▸ unsurprisingly adverb ◆Perhaps unsurprisingly, she refused to talk to the press.也许正如所料，她拒绝了媒体的采访。■ to be exˈpected idiom likely to happen in a particular situation; quite normal 可能发生；可以预料；相当正常◆A little tiredness after taking these drugs is to be expected.服用这些药物后有点倦意是正常的。◆Of course, it's only to be expected that people will moan about paying tax.当然，人们会因缴税而抱怨，这完全可以预料到。 see also expect ⇨ expect predictable2 adjective predictable results 可预见的结果You're so predictable! 你太老套了！predictable ♦︎ flat ♦︎ tame ♦︎ uneventful ♦︎ uninspiring ♦︎ unexcitingThese words describe people and things that are dull and boring because there is nothing unexpected or new in them. 这些词均表示人或事物老套乏味的、平淡无奇的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an uneventful / uninspiring game◆an uneventful / unexciting life◆rather predictable / flat / tame / uneventful / uninspiring / unexciting■ predictable / /prɪˈdɪktəbl/ / (disapproving) behaving or happening in a way that you would expect and therefore boring 意料之中的；老套乏味的◆You're so predictable!你太老套了！◆Rock music has become so totally predictable.摇滚乐已经变得这么呆板乏味了。OPP unpredictable ⇨ moody ■ flat (disapproving) lacking interest or enthusiasm 枯燥的；无趣的；缺乏热情的◆Life will seem a bit flat without you.没有你生活会显得有点索然无趣。◆It was a curiously flat note on which to end the election campaign.竞选结束时的气氛异常平淡。■ tame (rather informal, disapproving) not interesting or exciting, often because no risks are taken （常因无惊险）平淡无奇的，枯燥乏味的◆You'll probably find life here pretty tame after New York.经历了纽约的生活，你很可能会觉得这里相当枯燥。OPP wild ⓘ The opposite is wild. * tame的反义词是wild◆We had a wild time in Las Vegas.我们在拉斯维加斯玩得痛快极了。 ■ uneventful / /ˌʌnɪˈventfl/ / in which nothing interesting, unusual, exciting or dangerous happens 平淡无奇的；平凡的；缺乏刺激的◆It's been a happy life, if uneventful by most people's standards.尽管按照大部分人的标准，那种生活平淡无奇，但一直很幸福。◆Thankfully the journey across the desert was uneventful.谢天谢地，穿越沙漠的旅程中什么都没有发生。ⓘ Uneventful is often used to describe periods of time when you were afraid that sth bad would happen. * uneventful常用于描述担心会发生不测的一个时段。 OPP eventful ⇨ busy 2 ▸ uneventfully adverb ◆The first two nights passed uneventfully.头两个晚上风平浪静地过去了。■ uninspiring / /ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ/ / (disapproving) not making people feel interested or excited 不吸引人的；不令人鼓舞的◆The new king was a dull, uninspiring figure.新国王是个乏味平凡的人。OPP inspiring ⓘ The opposite is inspiring. * uninspiring的反义词是inspiring◆an inspiring teacher启发能力强的教师 ■ unexciting / /ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ / (disapproving) dull and boring 枯燥的；乏味的；无聊的◆He is an earnest, unexciting politician.他是个一本正经、呆板乏味的从政者。 OPP exciting ⇨ exciting |