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Foreseeable Happen Future Phrase 短语   [Usu Phr V

英语单词 foreseeable
英美音标 英 [fɔː'siːəbl] 美 [fɔːr'siːəbl]
中文释义 adj.可预见到的
英语例句 (1) That is just not in the foreseeable future.
(2) The house needs a new roof, but we can't afford one in the foreseeable future.
中文例句 (1) 在可预见的未来还做不到。
(2) 房子需换屋顶,但是在短期内我们是换不起的。
柯林斯解释
1
[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。

2
[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。

3
[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?

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