foretell
英 [f??'tel]
美[f?r't?l]
- vt. 预言；预示；预告
- vi. 预言；预示；预告
CET6TEM4TOEFL扩展词汇
词态变化
第三人称单数:?foretells;过去式:?foretold;过去分词:?foretold;现在分词:?foretelling;
英文词源
- foretell (v.)
- "predict, prophesy," c. 1300, from fore- + tell (v.). Related: Foretold; foretelling.
双语例句
- 1. to foretell the future
- 预言未来
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring.
- 柳枝绽青报春来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.
- 战争胜负难以预卜.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 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.
来自英语晨读30分（初三）