vt. & vi.预言；预测；预示 say, tell, show in advance

　～ a bad fortune　预感要遭厄运
　～ a good harvest　预言会有个好收成
　～ rain　预告有雨
　～ boldly　大胆地预言
　～ confidently　很有信心地预言
　～ correctly　正确地预言
　～ darkly　秘密地预言
　～ dismally　沮丧地预测
　～ miraculously　奇迹般地预言
　～ mournfully　令人伤心地预示
　～ safely　稳妥地预言
　～ sth for tomorrow　预告明天会〔有〕…
　～ from pure conjecture　纯凭猜测预言

　It is hard to predict.　很难预料。
　This cynicism makes today's young people hard to predict.　这种愤世嫉俗的人生观使当今的年轻人难以揣摩。
　They predicted great things for the boy.　他们预言这孩子有出息。
　Some fortune-tellers say that they can predict future events.　一些算命者说他们能够预言将来发生的事情。
　The economists predicted an increase in the rate of inflation.　经济学家们预计通货膨胀率将会上升。
　Astronomers can predict an eclipse.　天文学家们能够预测日〔月〕食。
　The weather bureau predicts rain for tomorrow.　气象局预告明天有雨。
　Early snow predicts bumper harvest.　瑞雪兆丰年。
　The return of the comet has been predicted.　已预告过那颗彗星将会再次出现。
　In this way literature is always moving on, and to something that can't be predicted.　就是这样，文学永远在发展，并且前途不可预测。
　I predicted their getting into trouble.　我料到他们会倒霉。
　She predicted that he would marry a doctor.　她预言他会同一位医生结婚。
　They predicted that the next year would be a good harvest.　他们预言下一年将是大丰收年。
　An expert has predicted that there will be an earthquake in the near future.　一位专家预言不久会有地震。
　His teacher predicted that he has considerable potentials.　他的老师预言他很有潜力可挖。
　He predicted that I would lose money on the deal, and in a way he was right.　他预言我这次买卖会亏本，他多少说对了。
　It has been predicted that there will be another typhoon.　已预报过又有一次台风要来。
　Who can predict how the elections will turn out?　谁能预料选举结果会怎样?
　It's hard to predict when it will happen.　很难预见这件事何时发生。

 ♣ predict, augur, forebode, forecast, foretell, presage, prognosticate, prophesy
　参见forecast条。

　［派生词］ predictable可预言〔预报〕的；不出所料的，可以想见的；平庸的；墨守成规的；毫无想象力的‖predictability n.可预测性‖prediction n.预言；预言的事物