vt.　预测；预报 say in advance what is likely to happen

　～ a big increase in sales　预测销量会大增
　～ the election result　预测选举结果
　～ the future　预测未来
　～ rain　预测有雨
　～ situation　预测形势
　～ snow　预测下雪
　～ storm　预报暴风雨
　～ an upturn　预测上升趋势
　～ the weather　预报天气
　～ confidently　自信地预测
　～ dimly　模糊地预测
　～ morbidly　悲观地预测
　～ mysteriously　神秘地预测
　～ supernaturally　不可思议地预测
　～ vividly　生动地预测

　They forecast the election results.　他们预测了选举结果。
　It is almost impossible to forecast the future development of a very young child.　预测幼儿将来的发展几乎是办不到的。
　He confidently forecast a big increase in sales, and he turned out to be right.　他自信地预测销售量将会大幅度提高，事实证明他是对的。
　Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.　专家已预测股票市场价格有上涨趋势。
　Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.　现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。
　He is able to forecast the future.　他能预见将来。
　This forecasts a change in the situation.　这预示着形势将有变化。
　Clouds do not necessarily forecast rain.　有云不一定预示有雨。
　How could I have forecast such a dilemma?　我怎么能事先料到会这样进退维谷呢?
　A wet summer has been forecast.　根据预报，今年夏天将多雨。
　Cooler weather is forecast for tomorrow.　预报说明天天气较为凉爽。
　She forecast that he would fail.　她预测他会失败。
　The teacher forecast that 15 of his students would pass the exam.　老师预测有15位学生能通过考试。
　The teacher forecast that about one third of the pupils might fail the exam.　老师预测将有三分之一的学生通不过考试。
　The newspaper forecast that the government would only last for six months.　报纸预测这届政府只能维持6个月。
　A prudent builder should forecast how long the stuff is like to last.　一个精明的建筑师应是先考虑到工程可能持续多长时间。
　Who can forecast what a baby will do next?　谁能预测出婴儿要做什么?
　The radio forecast what the weather will be like tomorrow.　无线电正在预报明天的天气。
　No one can forecast what will happen to the world in 1000 years' time.　没人能预测1000年后世界上会发生什么。
　I wouldn't like to forecast whether he will resign.　我不想预言他是否会辞职。

 ♣ forecast, augur, forebode, foretell, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy
　这组词都有“预言，预示”的意思。其区别是：foretell强调预告即将发生的事情，而不暗示这种预告是否有依据或消息的来源是否可靠；predict指根据事实或自然规律进行推断后作出预告，暗示有科学的准确性；forecast指对未来的预报、推测或设想，强调最终可能产生的结果，尤指天气预报；prophesy指受灵感启示而作出预言，暗示有较强的自信；prognosticate指根据前兆或症状预知、预测；augur指靠占卜预言未来的吉凶祸福；presage指预示，其中， presage可指好、坏或不好不坏的事；forebode指不祥的预感。