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doomsayer

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++doom·say·er /ˈduːmˌseɪə $ -ər/ especially American English (also doomster British English) noun [countable]  someone who says that bad things are going to happen 预言灾难者,末日论者
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doomsayerDoomsayers predict that one day California will tumble into the sea.What these entities ultimately accomplish may be academic; but their mere existence should give doomsayers cause for hope.Yet the place invariably confounds its doomsayers.In short, it was a rout of the doomsayers and a vindication of the architects of Desert Storm.When the Cats slipped to fifth in a tough Pac-10 race, the doomsayers fired up their engines.Some of these doomsayers make good money from their false warnings.
doom·say·er nounChineseSyllable
that who Corpus bad someone are things says


doomsayer
doomsayer /ˈduːmˌseɪə $ -ər/ especially American English (also doomster British English) noun [countable]
someone who says that bad things are going to happen


doom·sayerBrE /ˈduːmseɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈduːmseɪər/ 🔊 (especially NAmE) (BrE also doom·ster BrE /ˈduːmstə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈduːmstər/ 🔊) nouna person who says that sth very bad is going to happen 凶事预示者;预言灾难者