foretell

[US]/fɔːˈtel/
[UK]/fɔːrˈtel/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 預言;預示
Word Forms
現在分詞foretelling
第三人稱單數foretells
複數foretells
過去式foretold
過去分詞foretold

Example Sentences

prophesied the coming war.See Synonyms at foretell

斷言過戰爭的來臨參見 foretell

Timely snow foretells a bumper harvest.

瑞雪兆豐年。

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。

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

柳枝綻青報春來。

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.

於是乎,作爲一個偉大的統計學家,預測家和預言家(更文的說法叫先知), 我能描繪出一個未來。

Real-world Examples

What a world of happiness their harmony foretells!

預示着幸福和諧!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

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

天空一定轉晴了,就像他之前說過的那樣。

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

那旋律勾勒的是一個充滿歡聲笑語的國度!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

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

好吧,也許沒有一個神奇的 8 號球能真正預言植物學的未來。

Source: Crash Course Botany

It is believed that fortune-tellers can foretell your fate.

人們相信算命人可以預測你的命運。

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

I foretold that someone would stand in his way.

我預見到了有人會來阻止他。

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

" It was foretold that we would meet again."

“我預言我們將來還會相會。”

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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

我一時忘記了,我本當預料到的。

Source: The Sign of the Four

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

有渡鴉飛往孤山,像預言中那樣。

Source: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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

這位宗教領袖預言一個和平時代將會到來。

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

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