英语单词 | seer |
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英美音标 | 英 [sɪə(r)] 美 [sɪr] |
中文释义 | n.预言者;先知;占卜者;观看者 |
英语例句 | (1) That seer is famous for his theory. (2) Martin might be a remarkable man: whether he will or not, the seer is powerless to predict. (3) Tom is one of the seers in the sixteenth century. (4) He was considered a seer and a prophet. |
中文例句 | (1) 那个预言家以他的理论而出名。 (2) 马丁也许会成为了不起的人物。究竟他会不会成为了不起的人物,预言者力不从心无法预言。 (3) 汤姆是十六世纪的先知。 (4) 他被看成一个先知和预言家。 |
vocabulary简明 | A seer is someone who can see the future. Nostradamus is considered a seer because he predicted everything from the Great Fire of London to the French Revolution. Oh, and the end of the world. |
vocabulary扩展 | See the word see in seer? Seers can see into the future. Prophets, fortune tellers, and tarot card readers are seers. Seers are part of many fictional stories, especially fantasy stories that might include witches and goblins. However, this word can be used for anyone who is good at predicting things, such as a political, financial, or sports analyst. Seers are also called oracles and visionaries. As for Nostradamus, let’s hope he was wrong sometimes. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]预言者;先知 A seer is a person who tells people what will happen in the future. [LITERARY 文]
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