foretell
英 [fɔːˈtel]
美 [fɔːrˈtel]
- vt. 预言;预示;预告
- vi. 预言;预示;预告
将“foretell”分解为“fore”(在...之前)和“tell”(讲述),想象未来某件事像是一个未揭开的秘密,而你有能力提前“讲述”它,从而形成“预先讲述”的意思。这样可以帮助记忆这个单词的含义。
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- foretell (v.)
- "predict, prophesy," c. 1300, from fore- + tell (v.). Related: Foretold; foretelling.
- 1. to foretell the future
- 预言未来
- 2. Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring.
- 柳枝绽青报春来.
- 3. 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.
- 4. The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.
- 战争胜负难以预卜.
- 5. To their surprise, the old Indian could exactly foretell the weather.
- 令他们惊奇的是, 这位老印第安人可以准确地预报天气.