[ADJ 形容词]想要成为的;可能成为的 You use prospective to describe someone who wants to be the thing mentioned or who is likely to be the thing mentioned.
[ADJ n]
The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers...
这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
When his prospective employers learned that he smoked, they said they wouldn't hire him.
本有可能雇用他的老板们得知他吸烟后,说他们不会雇他。
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[ADJ 形容词]可能即将发生的 You use prospective to describe something that is likely to happen soon.
[ADJ n]
...the terms of the prospective deal.
可能达成的交易的条款
Oxford
pro·spect·iveAWL/prəˈspektɪv; NAmEprəˈspektɪv/adjective[usually before noun ]1expected to do sth or to become sth 有望的;可能的;预期的;潜在的SYN
potential
◆a prospective buyer可能的买主2expected to happen soon 即将发生的;行将来临的SYN
forthcoming
◆They are worried about prospective changes in the law.他们担心即将修改法律。pro·spect·ive/prəˈspektɪv; NAmEprəˈspektɪv/
LDC
prospectivepro‧spec‧tive /prəˈspektɪv/ ●○○AWL adjective [only before noun]
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1 prospective employee/candidate/buyer etc someone who is likely to do a particular thing or achieve a particular position2likely to happen: the prospective costs of providing pensionsCOLLOCATIONSnounsa prospective employer· Smart appearance is important to most prospective employers.a prospective employee· A good pension scheme is the benefit most prospective employees look for.a prospective buyer (also a prospective purchaser formal)· He said that he had a prospective buyer for the boat.a prospective customer/client· We are conducting market research among existing and prospective customers.a prospective candidate· He is the Tory Party's prospective candidate for Oxford East.a prospective student/pupil· The college will be holding an open day for prospective students.prospective parents (=people who may have a child in the future. Also used to mean people who may send their child to a particular school.)· Adoption is more complicated than many prospective parents believe.· Prospective parents are welcome to visit the school at any time.
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