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forecast n.预测；预报v.预测 (1) 关于经济前景暗淡的预测导致股票价格大跌。(2) 财政部的预测称,通货膨胀率将保持在3%25以下。(3) 天气预报说明天是晴天。(4) 尽管预报称天气很好，但次日上午仍阴雨绵绵。(5) 他们试图预测这场足球比赛的结果。 While often used in the context of weather, forecast can also be used for other types of predictions such as those related to financial or political outcomes. Note that a forecast is typically a prediction made by experts. So, while a financial analyst might forecast fourth-quarter profits, your prediction about whether your friend will pay back the five dollars he owes you is more of a hunch than a forecast.

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英 ['fɔːkɑːst] 美 ['fɔːrkæst] (1) Share prices plunged as a result of the gloomy economic forecast.(2) The Treasury's forecast assumes that inflation will remain below 3%.(3) The weather forecast says it will be sunny tomorrow.(4) Despite the good weather forecast, the next morning was as wet as ever.(5) They tried to forecast the result of the football match. A forecast is a prediction of what will happen. If the weather forecast calls for sunny skies, consider leaving your umbrella at home. (But, since forecasts aren’t guaranteed to be right, don’t blame us if you get rained on.) The forms forecast and forecasted can both be used for the past tense and past participle. forecast 和 forecasted 均可作为该词的过去式和过去分词。1[N-COUNT 可数名词]预报；预测 A forecast is a statement of what is expected to happen in the future, especially in relation to a particular event or situation.   [usu with supp]...a forecast of a 2.25 per cent growth in the economy...经济增长 2.25% 的预测He delivered his election forecast...他公布了自己对选举的预测。The weather forecast is better for today.天气预报说今天天气要好一些。2[VERB 动词]See also:weather forecast；预测；预言 If you forecast future events, you say what you think is going to happen in the future.   [V n]  [V that]They forecast a humiliating defeat for the Prime Minister...他们预言首相将遭遇惨败。He forecasts that average salary increases will remain around 4 per cent.他预测平均工资增幅将保持在 4%左右。

英语单词	forecast
英美音标	英 ['fɔːkɑːst] 美 ['fɔːrkæst]
中文释义	n.预测；预报 v.预测
英语例句	(1) Share prices plunged as a result of the gloomy economic forecast. (2) The Treasury's forecast assumes that inflation will remain below 3%. (3) The weather forecast says it will be sunny tomorrow. (4) Despite the good weather forecast, the next morning was as wet as ever. (5) They tried to forecast the result of the football match.
中文例句	(1) 关于经济前景暗淡的预测导致股票价格大跌。 (2) 财政部的预测称,通货膨胀率将保持在3%25以下。 (3) 天气预报说明天是晴天。 (4) 尽管预报称天气很好，但次日上午仍阴雨绵绵。 (5) 他们试图预测这场足球比赛的结果。
vocabulary简明	A forecast is a prediction of what will happen. If the weather forecast calls for sunny skies, consider leaving your umbrella at home. (But, since forecasts aren’t guaranteed to be right, don’t blame us if you get rained on.)
vocabulary扩展	While often used in the context of weather, forecast can also be used for other types of predictions such as those related to financial or political outcomes. Note that a forecast is typically a prediction made by experts. So, while a financial analyst might forecast fourth-quarter profits, your prediction about whether your friend will pay back the five dollars he owes you is more of a hunch than a forecast.
柯林斯解释	The forms forecast and forecasted can both be used for the past tense and past participle. forecast 和 forecasted 均可作为该词的过去式和过去分词。 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]预报；预测 A forecast is a statement of what is expected to happen in the future, especially in relation to a particular event or situation. [usu with supp] ...a forecast of a 2.25 per cent growth in the economy... 经济增长 2.25% 的预测 He delivered his election forecast... 他公布了自己对选举的预测。 The weather forecast is better for today. 天气预报说今天天气要好一些。 2 [VERB 动词]See also:weather forecast ；预测；预言 If you forecast future events, you say what you think is going to happen in the future. [V n] [V that] They forecast a humiliating defeat for the Prime Minister... 他们预言首相将遭遇惨败。 He forecasts that average salary increases will remain around 4 per cent. 他预测平均工资增幅将保持在 4%左右。

Forecast Weather Prediction Result Remain Sunny Financial Forecasted