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单词 forecast
释义
forecast
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɔː.kɑːst/us
/ˈfɔːr.kæst/
B1
astatementof what isjudgedlikelytohappenin thefuture,especiallyinconnectionwith aparticularsituation, or theexpectedweatherconditions:
（尤指对特定形势或天气的）预测，预报
economicforecasts经济预测
Theweatherforecast said it was going torainlatertoday.天气预报说今天晚些时候有雨。
Synonym
prognosis
More examples
  • The forecast said it was going to behotandsunnytomorrow.
  • The forecast said that there's apossibilityofsnowtonight.
  • Experts have given agloomyeconomicforecast.
  • Thesalesforecast ispredicatedon theassumptionthat theeconomywillgrowby fourpercentthisyear.
  • Ithinkthesesalesforecasts areunrealistic,consideringhowslowsalesare atpresent.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Predicting things and intuition
  • augur
  • augury
  • bellwether
  • betcha
  • bode
  • far-sighted
  • inkling
  • instinct
  • intuit
  • intuition
  • intuitive
  • presage
  • prescience
  • prescient
  • prophecy
  • prophesy
  • second-guess
  • the writing is on the wallidiom
  • unreasoning
  • visionary
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Weather & climate - general words
forecast
verb[T]
uk
/ˈfɔː.kɑːst/us
/ˈfɔːr.kæst/
forecastorforecasted|forecastorforecasted
to say what youexpecttohappenin thefuture:
预测；预报
They forecast alargedropinunemploymentover the next twoyears.他们预测今后两年失业人口会大幅下降。
Snow has been forecastfortonight.预报今晚有雪。
[+ to infinitive]Oilpricesare forecasttoincreaseby less than twopercentthisyear.预计今年油价上涨不会超过2%。
Synonyms
portendformal
presageformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Predicting things and intuition
  • augur
  • augury
  • bellwether
  • betcha
  • bode
  • far-sighted
  • inkling
  • instinct
  • intuit
  • intuition
  • intuitive
  • presage
  • prescience
  • prescient
  • prophecy
  • prophesy
  • second-guess
  • the writing is on the wallidiom
  • unreasoning
  • visionary
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Weather & climate - general words
(Definition offorecastfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

forecast| American Dictionary

forecast
noun[C]
us
/ˈfɔr·kæst,ˈfoʊr-/
astatementof what islikelytohappenin thefuture:
The forecast isheavyrainfortomorrow.

forecast

verb[T]us
/ˈfɔr·kæst,ˈfoʊr-/past tense and past participleforecastorforecasted
Thegovernmentisforecastingthatunemploymentwillcontinuetofall.

forecaster

noun[C]us
/ˈfɔrˌkæs·tər,ˈfoʊr-/
aweatherforecaster
(Definition offorecastfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

forecast| Business English

forecast
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɔːkɑːst/us
astatementof what isjudgedlikelytohappenin thefuture,basedoninformationyou have now:
give/make/provide a forecast on sthHerefusedto give a forecast on when 365 islikelyto makemoneyforshareholders.
cut/downgrade/reduce a forecastThe CBI alsocutitsgrowthforecastfor theeconomynextyearfrom 2.7% to 2.4%.
meet a forecastThecompanyhopestomeetitsforecast of4%growththisyear.
a budget/deficit/profit/revenue forecastAs forhousingandjobs, thebudgetforecastpredictslittleimprovementanytimesoon.
The Treasury'ssummereconomicforecastwarnedof ariseinunderlyinginflationby the end of theyear.
ableak/gloomyforecast
See also
cash flow forecast
financial forecast
market forecast
forecast
verb[T]
uk
/ˈfɔːkɑːst/us
forecast|forecasted|forecast|forecasted
tojudgewhat islikelytohappenin thefuture,basedoninformationyou have now:
forecast a drop/growth/rise in sthThecompanystill forecasts a 2%growthinhousepricesnextyear.
forecast profits/revenue/salesAnalysts forecastprofitsof €8.8m thisyear.
be forecast to be sthOperatingprofitsare forecast to be belowpreviousexpectationsat $3m.
forecast thatTheChancelloris forecasting thatinflationwillremainontargetat 2.5% in each of the next threeyears.
(Definition offorecastfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofforecast

forecast
Ministers, with reason, remained sceptical of the accuracy of long-term forecasts and the political inflexibility they were designed to encourage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We conclude that it is important to account for both nonlinearity and the behavior of monetary aggregates when forecasting inflation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The model then reasonably forecasts the future evolution of executive and public employment given the current observed situation for our three countries.
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Although forecasted salary growth rates and deferred compensation appear to be underestimated, forecasted salaries demonstrate little bias for lower-paid public employees.
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Agents form forecasts of the rate of return to capital assets using least-squares autoregressions on past data.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The output-money models are only slightly better than the univariate models, and their event-probability forecasts from the late eighties onward are erratic.
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However, these forecasts were not realised, further increasing the sense of surprise.
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Ominous forecasts about our graying population and the next recession.
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Table 1 presents the correlation matrices, means, and standard deviations for the models forecasting externalizing and internalizing symptoms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the means that are optimal relative to squared-error loss are not too far from the actual values being forecasted.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rolling forecasts are forecasts made on the basis of the most recent fraction of the observations available in the sample size.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Indeed, as unfolded later in this study, the market dynamics is a result of complex interaction between changing forecasts and investor ratios.
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Simulations of the adaptive belief system give rise to endogenous switches between forecasts at intervals of varying length.
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Thus, we thought about ways to improve the accuracy of our forecasts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In fact, parameter stability is desirable in order to obtain good forecasts.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithforecast

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budget forecast
The amount by which metropolitan authority spend has exceeded theirbudgetforecastfor 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002–03 is as tabled.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
detailed forecast
Certain trends one can identify, and certain actions can be based on them; but detailed forecast is completely impossible.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
flood forecasting
Furthermore, their potential occurrence at any time during a day or night also necessitates 24x7 operations for flash flood forecasting and warning.
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