foretell

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UK [fɔː(r)ˈtel]
  • v.预言
  • Web预示；预卜；是预言
Present Participle：foretelling  Past Tense：foretold  Simple Present：foretells  

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foretell
v.
1.
（尤指用魔力）预知，预言to know or say what will happen in the future, especially by using magic powers
to foretell the future
预言未来
The witch foretold that she would marry a prince.
女巫预言她将嫁给王子。
None of us can foretell what lies ahead.
我们谁都不能预知未来。

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That's why fishermen called the baiji the goddess of the Yangtze and said the animal could foretell bad weather.
正是由于这个原因，渔民称白暨豚为扬子女神，说它能够预言灾害天气。
zhèng shì yóu yú zhè ge yuán yīn , yú mín chēng bai jì tún wèi yáng zǐ nǚ shén , shuō tā néng gòu yù yán zāi hài tiān qì 。
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I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent.
我从前说过，如今不在你们那里又说，正如我第二次见你们的时候所说的一样，就是对那犯罪的，和其馀。
wǒ cóng qián shuō guò , rú jīn bù zài nǐ men nà li yòu shuō , zhèng rú wǒ dì èr cì jiàn nǐ men de shí hou suǒ shuō de yí yàng , jiù shì duì nà fàn zuì de , hé qí yú 。
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Lots of people have had dreams that seem to foretell the future. Some psychologists attribute this to " retrieval cues. "
很多人都曾做过似乎能预示未来的梦。一些心理学家把这种现象归因于“复得线索”。
hěn duō rén dōu céng zuò guò sì hū néng yù shì wèi lái de mèng 。 yì xiē xīn lǐ xué jiā bǎ zhè zhǒng xiàn xiàng guī yīn yú " fù de xiàn suǒ " 。
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for it is impossible to foretell the exact nature of the difficulties which will confront the pot-holer.
因为无法预见到洞穴探险者究竟会遇到什么性质的困难。
yīn wèi wú fǎ yù jiàn dào dòng xué tàn xiǎn zhě jiū jìng huì yù dào shén me xìng zhì de kùn nan 。
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Peacock also is said to be able to foretell rain, and dances when rain is coming.
据说孔雀能够预知雨水，将要下雨的时候就会跳舞。
jù shuō kǒng què néng gòu yù zhī yǔ shuǐ , jiāng yào xià yǔ de shí hou jiù huì tiào wǔ 。
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Just as thunder precedes lightning, earthquakes often foretell volcanic activity.
就像雷预示着闪电的出现一样，地震通常会预示着火山的爆发。
jiù xiàng léi yù shì zhe shǎn diàn de chū xiàn yí yàng , dì zhèn tōng cháng huì yù shì zhe huǒ shān de bào fā 。
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Since I cannot foretell things like a prophet, I cannot help taking a small loss.
我又不能料事如神，总不免要吃点小亏。
wǒ yòu bù néng liào shì rú shén , zǒng bù miǎn yào chī diǎn xiǎo kuī 。
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I hope not that. - It is not likely. No, Mr. Knightley, do not foretell vexation from that quarter.
我希望不要出这种事。这不可能。不会的，奈特利先生，你别预言他儿子会给他带来烦恼。
wǒ xī wàng bú yào chū zhè zhǒng shì 。 zhè bù kě néng 。 bú huì de , nài tè lì xiān sheng , nǐ bié yù yán tā ér zǐ huì gěi tā dài lái fán nǎo 。
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S&P's changes may even foretell a coming upturn for banks, he said.
他还称，标普的调整甚至可能预示，银行业形势即将好转。
tā hái chēng , biāo pǔ de tiáo zhěng shèn zhì kě néng yù shì , yín háng yè xíng shì jí jiāng hǎo zhuǎn 。
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After the plate falls, the pieces of broken china foretell the number of children the couple can expect to have.
芬兰人认为，盘子摔碎后的碎片数可以预知这对夫妇未来可能生育孩子的数量。
fēn lán rén rèn wéi , pán zi shuāi suì hòu de suì piàn shù kě yǐ yù zhī zhè duì fū fù wèi lái kě néng shēng yù hái zi de shù liàng 。
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