[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可预知的;可预见的 If a future event is foreseeable, you know that it will happen or that it can happen, because it is a natural or obvious consequence of something else that you know.
It seems to me that this crime was foreseeable and this death preventable...
在我看来这起罪行是可以预见的,死亡也是本可避免的。
One of the principles of our legal system is that people are accountable for the foreseeable consequences of their actions.
我们的法律体系的原则之一是人们要对他们可以预见的行为后果负责。
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[PHRASE 短语]长期地;长久地 If you say that something will happen for the foreseeable future, you think that it will continue to happen for a long time.
[usu PHR after v]
Profit and dividend growth looks like being above average for the foreseeable future.
利润和红利的增长看上去会在较长时间内维持在平均水平之上。
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[PHRASE 短语]在可预见的未来;不久;很快 If you say that something will happen in the foreseeable future you mean that you think it will happen fairly soon.
[usu PHR after v]
So, might they finally have free elections in the foreseeable future?
那么,他们最终会在不久的将来举行自由选举吗?
Oxford
fore·see·able/fɔːˈsiːəbl; NAmEfɔːrˈsiːəbl/adjectivethat you can predict will happen; that can be foreseen可预料的;可预见的;可预知的◆foreseeable risks/consequences可预料的危险╱后果OPP
unforeseeable
IDIOMfor/in the foreseeable ˈfuturefor/in the period of time when you can predict what is going to happen, based on the present circumstances (在)可预见的将来◆The statue will remain in the museum for the foreseeable future.短期内这座雕像将留在博物馆。◆It's unlikely that the hospital will be closed in the foreseeable future (= soon).这所医院不大可能很快就关闭。fore·see·able/fɔːˈsiːəbl; NAmEfɔːrˈsiːəbl/
1for/in the foreseeable future for as long as it is possible to know what is likely to happen: The situation is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.2in the foreseeable future fairly soon: There is a possibility of water shortages in the foreseeable future.3foreseeable difficulties, events etc should be planned for because they are very likely to happen in the future: The judge found that it was not foreseeable that the fuel would catch fire. foreseeable risk
WDF
foreseeable
[fɔ:ˈsi:əbl]
IELTS
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ADJ12285
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可预见到的(100%)
adj.可预知的;能预测的
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