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单词 predict
例句
predictpredict /prɪˈdɪkt/ verb predict AWL
to say what is going to happen before it happens:
  • The newspapers predicted that the president would be re-elected.
  • It is not possible to predict exactly when an earthquake will happen.
  • forecast
    to say what is likely to happen in the future, especially to say what the weather will be like or what will happen in the economic or political situation:
  • They are forecasting another very cold winter.
  • foresee (formal)
    to know that something is going to happen before it happens, especially a problem or something bad:
  • More people lost their jobs, just as the economists had foreseen.
  • prophesy
    to predict that an important event will happen, using special religious or magical powers:
  • Many years ago, a man called Nostradamus prophesied that the world would end in 2012.
  • foretell
    foretell means the same as prophesy but seems more old-fashioned or literary. Foretell is often used in the phrase foretell the future:
  • He was a poor but lucky boy, and it was foretold that he would marry the king's daughter.
  • anticipate AWL (formal)
    to expect that something will happen and be ready for it:
  • Luckily we had anticipated that it might rain, and there was a big tent for the wedding guests.
  • project AWL
    to calculate what the amount or cost of something will be in the future, using the information that you have now:
  • Energy prices are projected to rise by over 50% in the next ten years.
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