predict
verb[T]
uk/prɪˈdɪkt/us/prɪˈdɪkt/B1
to say that aneventoractionwillhappenin thefuture,especiallyas aresultofknowledgeorexperience:
预言;预料,预计It's still notpossibletoaccuratelypredict theoccurrenceofearthquakes.现在仍无法准确预报地震的发生。
[+ that]Who could have predictedthatwithin tenyearshe'd be inchargeof thewholecompany?谁能预料到10年内他会掌管整个公司?
[+ to infinitive]Thehurricaneis predictedtoreachthecoasttomorrowmorning.飓风预计将于明天早晨登陆。
[+ question word]No one can predictwhen thediseasewillstrikeagain.没人能预见这种病什么时候会再次爆发。
- We can predictchangesinclimatewith asurprisingdegreeofaccuracy.
- I cannot predict what willhappennextyear.
- Thepapersare predicting that theprimeministerwillcallanelectionin thespring.
- Heavysnowfallsare predicted fortonightandtomorrow.
- It was predicted that acometwouldcollidewith one of theplanets.
Predicting things and intuition
- augur
- augury
- bellwether
- betcha
- bode
- far-sighted
- inkling
- instinct
- intuit
- intuition
- intuitive
- prescience
- prescient
- prophecy
- prophesy
- prophetic
- psychic
- second-guess
- the writing is on the wallidiom
- visionary