[N-VAR 可变名词]预言;预告;预测 If you make a prediction about something, you say what you think will happen.
He was unwilling to make a prediction about which books would sell in the coming year...
他不愿意预测来年哪些书会有销路。
Predictions that the recession will be short are small comfort to those already affected...
关于经济衰退不会延续很长时间的预测对那些已经受到影响的人来说只是小小的安慰。
Weather prediction has never been a perfect science.
天气预报从来都不是完美的科学。
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pre·dic·tionAWL/prɪˈdɪkʃn; NAmEprɪˈdɪkʃn/noun[countable , uncountable ]a statement that says what you think will happen; the act of making such a statement 预言;预测;预告◆Not many people agree with the government's prediction that the economy will improve.没有多少人赞同政府认为经济将会有所改善的预测。◆The results of the experiment confirmed our predictions.实验结果证实了我们的预测。◆Skilled readers make use of context and prediction.阅读能力强的人会利用上下文及推测来理解文意。◆It's difficult to make accurate predictions about the effects on the environment.很难准确预测对环境产生的影响。☞collocationsat
a statement about what you think is going to happen, or the act of making this statementprediction of predictions of a Republican victory The data can be used to make useful economic predictions.COLLOCATIONSverbsmake 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.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.
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