foretell
英 [f??'tel]
美[f?r't?l]
- vt. 預言；預示；預告
- vi. 預言；預示；預告
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?foretells;過去式:?foretold;過去分詞:?foretold;現(xiàn)在分詞:?foretelling;
英文詞源
- foretell (v.)
- "predict, prophesy," c. 1300, from fore- + tell (v.). Related: Foretold; foretelling.
雙語例句
- 1. to foretell the future
- 預言未來
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring.
- 柳枝綻青報春來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Astronomers can accurately foretell the date, time, and length of future eclipses.
- 天文學家能精確地預告未來日食月食的日期 、 時刻和時長.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.
- 戰(zhàn)爭勝負難以預卜.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. To their surprise, the old Indian could exactly foretell the weather.
- 令他們驚奇的是, 這位老印第安人可以準確地預報天氣.
來自英語晨讀30分（初三）