foretell

[美]/fɔːˈtel/
[英]/fɔːrˈtel/
词频: 极高

释义

vt. 预言;预示
词形变化
现在分词foretelling
第三人称单数foretells
复数foretells
过去式foretold
过去分词foretold

例句

prophesied the coming war.See Synonyms at foretell

断言过战争的来临参见 foretell

Timely snow foretells a bumper harvest.

瑞雪兆丰年。

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。

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

柳枝绽青报春来。

And as a great statistician and predictor and foreteller, or prophet, more literarily, I can picture a future that will be doomed to me in a billing cycle of my credit card.

于是乎,作为一个伟大的统计学家,预测家和预言家(更文的说法叫先知), 我能描绘出一个未来。

原声例句

What a world of happiness their harmony foretells!

预示着幸福和谐!

来源: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

The day had turned sunny, just as he'd foretold.

天空一定转晴了,就像他之前说过的那样。

来源: Twilight: Eclipse

What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

那旋律勾勒的是一个充满欢声笑语的国度!

来源: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

OK, maybe there isn't a Magic 8 ball that can really foretell botany's future.

好吧,也许没有一个神奇的 8 号球能真正预言植物学的未来。

来源: Crash Course Botany

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。

来源: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

I foretold that someone would stand in his way.

我预见到了有人会来阻止他。

来源: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

" It was foretold that we would meet again."

“我预言我们将来还会相会。”

来源: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

My memory failed me, or I should have been able to foretell it.

我一时忘记了,我本当预料到的。

来源: The Sign of the Four

Ravens have been seen flying back to the mountain, as it was foretold.

有渡鸦飞往孤山,像预言中那样。

来源: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The religious leader foretold the arrival of an age of peace.

这位宗教领袖预言一个和平时代将会到来。

来源: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

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