prophesy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++proph·e·sy /ˈprɒfəsaɪ $ ˈprɑː-/ verb (prophesied, prophesying, prophesies) [intransitive, transitive] ROPREDICTto say what will happen in the future, especially using religious or magical knowledge 预言 SYN foretellprophesy that He prophesied that a flood would cover the earth. 他预言洪水将淹没大地。 There was a great war between the countries, just as the elders had prophesied. 正像长者们所预言的，那些国家之间爆发了一场大规模战争。► see thesaurus at predict→ See Verb table
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prophesy• At Azusa Street literally any person who came in could stand and prophesy.• Horned Io, mild of eye, now hear Prometheus prophesy.• Her ability to prophesy about the future made many people think she was a witch.• Seized for a moment by the power of prophesy, Caledor spoke words that would ring down the ages.• If women were not to preach, what were those who prophesied doing?• They could light no fire, and Ratagan prophesied gloomily that their camp that night would be cheerless.• It is claimed that Ebba prophesied her own death from the plague.• History reports that she prophesied her own death.• The event was prophesied in the Old Testament.• But the all-too-human temptation to prophesy inhibits the suspension of judgment so often necessary.• But as Michele had prophesied, it was already getting cooler, and Luce was glad of her light coat.• Jesus prophesied that one of his disciples would betray him.• Many brokers on Wall Street prophesied the downfall of the company.prophesy that• Only a year ago the pundits were shaking their heads and gloomily prophesying that the Democrats would never again provide a President.• But Zechariah also prophesied that the Messiah, descended from David, would be pierced and killed, and his followers scattered.• Master Benjamin joined me, gaily prophesying that the mist would soon lift and it would be another splendid day.• However it would take a brave man to prophesy that they will never come back.proph·e·sy verbChineseSyllable
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prophesy
proph‧e‧sy /ˈprɒfəsaɪ, ˈprɒfɪsaɪ $ ˈprɑː-/
verb (past tense and past participle prophesied, present participle prophesying, third person singular prophesies) [intransitive and transitive]
to say what will happen in the future, especially using religious or magical knowledge
SYN foretell
prophesy that
He prophesied that a flood would cover the earth.
There was a great war between the countries, just as the elders had prophesied.
▪ predict to say that something will happen, before it happens: In the future, it may be possible to predict earthquakes. | Scientists are trying to predict what the Amazon will look like in 20 years' time.
▪forecast to say what is likely to happen in the future, especially in relation to the weather or the economic or political situation: They’re forecasting a hard winter. | Economists forecast that there would be a recession.
▪project to say what the amount, size, cost etc of something is likely to be in the future, using the information you have now: The world’s population is projected to rise by 45%.
▪can say especially spoken be able to know what will happen in the future: No one can say what the next fifty years will bring. | I can’t say exactly how much it will cost.
▪foretell to say correctly what will happen in the future, using special religious or magical powers: The woman claimed that she had the gift of foretelling the future. | It all happened as the prophet had foretold.
▪prophesy to say that something will happen because you feel that it will, or by using special religious or magical powers: He’s one of those people who are always prophesying disaster. | The coming of a great Messiah is prophesied in the Bible. | He prophesied that the world would end in 2012. | Marx prophesied that capitalism would destroy itself.
▪foresee to know that something is going to happen before it happens: They should have foreseen these problems. | No one foresaw the outcome of the war.
▪have a premonition to have a strange feeling that something is about to happen, especially something bad, usually just before it happens: Suddenly I had a strange premonition of danger ahead.
proph‧e‧sy /ˈprɒfəsaɪ, ˈprɒfɪsaɪ $ ˈprɑː-/
verb (past tense and past participle prophesied, present participle prophesying, third person singular prophesies) [intransitive and transitive]to say what will happen in the future, especially using religious or magical knowledge
SYN foretell
prophesy that
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