foretell

CET6TEM4TOEFL扩展词汇

英 [fɔː'tel] 美[fɔr'tɛl]

释义

vt. 预言；预示；预告

vi. 预言；预示；预告

词态变化

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

近义词

predict prophesy forecast promise

英文词源

foretell (v.): "predict, prophesy," c. 1300, from fore- + tell (v.). Related: Foretold; foretelling.

双语例句

1. to foretell the future: 预言未来

2. Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring.: 柳枝绽青报春来.

3. 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.

4. The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.: 战争胜负难以预卜.

5. To their surprise, the old Indian could exactly foretell the weather.: 令他们惊奇的是, 这位老印第安人可以准确地预报天气.

英英释意

1. foreshadow or presage

2. make a prediction about; tell in advance;: "Call the outcome of an election"

3. indicate by signs;: "These signs bode bad news"

实用场景例句

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。

...prophets who have foretold the end of the world.: 预言了世界末日的先知

You can't foretell how the war will end.: 这场战争的结局难以预料.

To foretell or predict ( the future ).: 预测,预言预测或预知 ( 未来 )

Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring.: 柳枝绽青报春来.

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.

Dreams often foretell many important things.: “梦常常会预示许多重大的事. ”

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.

To their surprise, the old Indian could exactly foretell the weather.: 令他们惊奇的是, 这位老印第安人可以准确地预报天气.

Who could ever foretell that Paul would turn traitor?: 谁能料到保罗会变成叛徒?

She could foretell what the outcome would be.: 她能预言结果将如何.

They foretell only slight price increases; less than 4 % on the consumer index.: 他们预言,价格只会微调; 消费指数低于4个百分点.

The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.: 战争胜负难以预卜.

It is believed that fortune - tellers can foretell your fate.: 人们相信算命人可以预测你的命运.

By the clouds which hang around the mountain the locals can foretell a storm.: 根据环绕着山峰的云的情形,当地人能预知暴风雨的到来.

As for what would happen to theirs, I could not foretell, much less could I guarantee.: 但它们各自的命运, 我是不能预知, 也不能担保的.

Whether palm reading can foretell the future, however, is a question science seems unable to answer.: 然而, 看手相是否能预测未来, 似乎仍然是科学无法解开之谜.

The greenery covered plant, the modern workshops and the advanced machinery foretell dynamics of the company.: 绿意盎然的厂区, 现代化的厂房和先进的生产设备都显示着企业蓬勃发展的生机.

She claims to be psychic and to be able to foretell the future.: 她自称有特异功能,能预知未来.

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.

Since I cannot foretell things like a prophet, I cannot help taking a small loss.: 我又不能料事如神, 总不免要吃点小亏.

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.

We can't foretell how the world will end.: 我们不能预言世界将如何终结.

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.

Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago?: 我岂不是从上古就说明指示你们吗 ?

Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.: 要预测出谁将获胜是不可能的.

No one can foretell what will happen to the world in 1000 years'time.: 没有人能预言1000年后世界上会发生什么.

同义词辨析

forecast, foretell, predict, foresee

这些动词均含"预言，预示，预告"之意。

forecast：指对未来事件的预报、推测或设想，侧重最终可能出现的结果。

foretell：一般的通俗用语，往往指根据客观因素做出的预告，强调预先要发生的事。

predict：较正常的正式用词，通常用于人。指根据事实或自然规律进行推断后作出预告，隐含有科学的准确性。

foresee：指提前、预先料到将要发生的事或指对未发生的事情形成一种概念或判断。