foretell

美 [fɔːrˈtel]英 [fɔːˈtel]
  • vt.预言;(尤指用魔力)预知

过去式: foretold 现在分词: foretelling 过去分词: foretold 第三人称单数: foretells

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verb

【不规则形式】foretold foretold

literary(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。

predict

foretell

频次

  • 1
    VERB 预言;预知;预测
    If you foretell a 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

verb

1
indicate by signs
These signs bode bad news
Synonym: bode portend auspicate prognosticate omen presage betoken foreshadow augur prefigure forecast predict
2
make a prediction about;tell in advance
Call the outcome of an election
Synonym: predict prognosticate call forebode anticipate promise
3
foreshadow or presage
Synonym: announce annunciate harbinger herald

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  1. No one can foretell the future .

    谁也无法预言未来。

  2. Foretell a person 's failure [ the course of events ]

    预言[预测]某人的失败[事件的发展]

  3. None of us can foretell what lies ahead .

    我们谁都不能预知未来。

  4. The witch foretold that she would marry a prince .

    女巫预言她将嫁给王子。

  5. 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。

  6. The outcome of the war is hard to foretell .

    战争胜负难以预卜。

  7. It is difficult to foretell whether this trip will be a success or not .

    此行吉凶难断。

  8. Marx foretold that socialism would inevitably replace capitalism .

    马克思预言社会主义必将取代资本主义。

  9. The result is hard to foretell .

    结果如何尚难预卜。

  10. It is a kind of oracle that often foretells things most important .

    它是一种内生性神谕,常常能预言最重要的事情

  11. Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring .

    柳枝绽青报春来。

  12. If the conclusion is right , there will be an important complement for the novel 's foretelling ways .

    这一结论如果成立,将是对《红楼梦》预示手法的一个重要补充

  13. Astronomers can accurately foretell the date , time , and length of future eclipses .

    天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长

  14. But I never could have foretold what came next .

    但是我无法占卜接下来会发生的事。

  15. Must lose one joy , by his life 's star foretold .

    预示人生命运,必然失欢。

  16. He would lose his ability to foretell the future .

    他的先知的本能就会失去踪影的。

  17. The last part mainly foretells value chain accounting will have a brilliant future .

    文章的最后一部分对价值链会计的发展提出了展望。

  18. She could foretell what his reaction would be .

    她能预先说出他会有什么反应。

  19. 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。

  20. 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。

  21. Experience can only tell the past , science can foretell the future ;

    经验只能告诉过去,科学却能预言未来;

  22. Your destruction has long been foretold and its time has now come .

    很早就预言了你的灭亡,现在是实现它的时候了。

  23. All the above-mentioned aspects foretell the coming of a new age .

    所有这些都预示着一个新时代的来临。

  24. Two different school motto School foretells the future destiny of the two schools .

    两个学校不同的校训预示了两个学校未来的命运。

  25. 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。

  26. No one could have foretold such strange events .

    谁也料不到有这些奇怪的事情。

  27. 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。

  28. She foretold that the man would die soon .

    她预言那人快要死了。

  29. Pathological classification could be foretold according to the clinical manifestations and necessary laboratory parameters .

    结论LN的病理类型与临床表现有一定关系,根据其临床表现和实验室检查结果可大致推测其病理类型。

  30. 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。

foretell predict 【导航词义:预言】
foretell v. 〈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。

predict v. 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。

同义词

v.

predict

vt.

presage