prediction
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pre·dic·tion /prɪˈdɪkʃən/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable, uncountable] PREDICTa statement about what you think is going to happen, or the act of making this statement 预言，预测prediction of predictions of a Republican victory 对于共和党获胜的预测 The data can be used to make useful economic predictions. 这些数据可用于进行有用的经济预测。n COLLOCATIONSverbsmake a predictionIt is far too early to make predictions about the outcome of the inquiry.confirm a prediction (=show that it was right)They are now planning further tests to confirm their predictions.adjectivesaccurate/correct Jane's prediction proved to be accurate.a confident prediction (=one that you think is probably right)The situation is so uncertain that it is hard to make a confident prediction.a dire/gloomy prediction (=saying that something bad will happen)There have been some gloomy predictions about the economy recently.Examples from the Corpus
prediction• It's too early to make any predictions about the election results.• Planning assumptions are predictions about the probable environments in which plans are expected to operate.• A natural extension of the two approaches is to combine them and test both predictions at the same time.• Despite their confident predictions, sales of the new car have not been very good.• This principle, then, makes certain general predictions about acquisition.• One prediction is that 50% of households will have two microwaves.• Pundits' predictions of repossessions topping 80,000 during 1991 hit the headlines.• Empirical support for the prediction of future violence is very small.• What were the sources of these predictions?• But Donald Rumsfeld's appointment as defence secretary makes those predictions look naive.make ... predictions• It is better to re-analyse the following work programme in the light of past performance and make predictions against this background.• Western experts made almost daily predictions that Gorbachev could not survive the growing domestic turmoil, but somehow he did.• It had been quite effective for making predictions, but became more and more over-complicated as greater accuracy was needed.• But it's a bit early to make predictions.• Local forecasters are then expected to make their predictions from them.• This property of amplification makes it impossible to make long-term predictions about evolution, as one can in astronomy.• Euravia's history is altogether too brief for any outside to make positive predictions about its future.• Listening to this subterranean activity has allowed them to make predictions about how and when each pool of magma will erupt.pre·dic·tion noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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prediction
pre‧dic‧tion AC /prɪˈdɪkʃən/
noun [uncountable and countable]
prediction of
predictions of a Republican victory
The data can be used to make useful economic predictions.
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▪make a prediction It is far too early to make predictions about the outcome of the inquiry.
▪confirm a prediction (=show that it was right) They are now planning further tests to confirm their predictions.
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▪accurate/correct Jane's prediction proved to be accurate.
▪a confident prediction (=one that you think is probably right) The situation is so uncertain that it is hard to make a confident prediction.
▪a dire/gloomy prediction (=saying that something bad will happen) There have been some gloomy predictions about the economy recently.
pre‧dic‧tion AC /prɪˈdɪkʃən/
noun [uncountable and countable] Word Family: noun: prediction, predictability ≠ unpredictability, predictor; adjective: predictable ≠ unpredictable, predictive; verb: predict; adverb: predictably ≠ unpredictably
a statement about what you think is going to happen, or the act of making this statementprediction of
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Theory 理论
formulate/advance a theory/hypothesis创立理论；提出假设 build/construct/create/develop a simple/theoretical/mathematical model创立一个简单／理论／数学模型 develop/establish/provide/use a theoretical/conceptual framework创立／建立／提供／使用理论／概念框架 advance/argue/develop the thesis that…提出／论证／详尽阐述…的论题 explore an idea/a concept/a hypothesis探讨一个想法／概念／假设 make a prediction/an inference预测；推断 base a prediction/your calculations on sth基于…做出预测／估算 investigate/evaluate/accept/challenge/reject a theory/hypothesis/model研究／评估／接受／质疑／拒绝接受一个理论／假设／模型
Experiment 实验
design an experiment/a questionnaire/a study/a test设计一项实验／问卷／研究／测试 do research/an experiment/an analysis做研究／实验／分析 make observations/measurements/calculations观察；测量；计算 carry out/conduct/perform an experiment/a test/a longitudinal study/observations/clinical trials进行实验／测试／纵向研究／观察／临床试验 run an experiment/a simulation/clinical trials进行实验／模拟／临床试验 repeat an experiment/a test/an analysis重做实验／测试／分析 replicate a study/the results/the findings做相同的研究；得出同样的结果／调查结果 observe/study/examine/investigate/assess a pattern/a process/a behaviour/( a behaviorespecially
观察／研究／审查／调查／评估一种模式／一个过程／一种行为 fund/support the research/project/study资助／支持研究／项目／专题研究 seek/provide/get/secure funding for research寻求／提供／得到／争取到研究资金
Results 结果
collect/gather/extract data/information收集／提取数据／信息 yield data/evidence/similar findings/the same results得到数据／证据／类似调查结果／相同结果 analyse/examine the data/soil samples/a specimen分析／考查数据／土壤样本／样本 consider/compare/interpret the results/findings思考／比较／解释结果／调查结果 fit the data/model与数据／模型相符合 confirm/support/verify a prediction/a hypothesis/the results/the findings证实／支持／核实预测／假设／结果／调查结果 prove a conjecture/hypothesis/theorem证明猜测／假设／定理 draw/make/reach the same conclusions得出同样的结论 read/review the records/literature阅读／评论记录／文献 describe/report an experiment/a study描述／报告一项实验／研究 present/publish/summarize the results/findings提交／公布／总结结果／调查结果 present/publish/read/review/cite a paper in a scientific journal向科学杂志提交一篇论文；在科学杂志发表一篇论文；阅读／评论／引用科学杂志上的一篇论文
Discussing predictions 谈论预测
◆ The number of people using mobile phones to purchase goods and services is expected /likely to more than double by the end of 2015.到 2015 年年底，使用手机购买商品和服务的人数预计／可能会是现在的两倍多。 ◆ Experts have predicted /forecast that the number of people using their mobile phones to pay for goods and services should exceed 190 million in 2015.专家已经预言，到 2015 年使用手机支付商品和服务费用的人数将超过 1.9 亿。 ◆ This figure is set to reach 200 million by 2016.到 2016 年这个数字可能会达到 2 亿。 ◆ By 2015, 800 million mobile phone users worldwidewill be participating in social networks via their phone.到 2015 年，全球将有 8 亿手机用户通过手机参与社交网络。 ◆ Sales of mobile phones in 2009 were lower than expected .* 2009 年的手机销量低于预期。 ◆ The company's announcement of 1.26 billion handsets sold for the year is in line with predictions .公司宣布本年度手机销量为 12.6 亿部，符合预期。