predict

verb

1. 预言；预告；预报
   to say that sth will happen in the future
   1. a reliable method of predicting earthquakes
      预报地震的可靠方法
   2. Nobody could predict the outcome.
      谁也无法预料结果如何。
   3. It is impossible to predict what will happen.
      预知未来的事是不可能的。
   4. She predicted (that) the election result would be close.
      她预言选举结果将很接近。
   5. It was predicted that inflation would continue to fall.
      据预报，通货膨胀率将继续下降。
   6. The trial is predicted to last for months.
      预料审讯将持续数月之久。

1. VERB 预言；预测；预告
   If you predict an event, you say that it will happen.
   1. The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest...
      最近的民意测验预测竞争将会非常激烈。
   2. He predicted that my hair would grow back 'in no time'...
      他预言我的头发“一眨眼”就会长回来。
   3. It's hard to predict how a jury will react...
      很难预测陪审团将会作出何种反应。
   4. 'The war will continue another two or three years,' he predicted.
      “这场战争还会再持续两三年的时间，”他预测道。

1. We should never aggregate votes to predict results under another system.
   我们绝对不可将选票相加来预测另一种制度下的选举结果。
2. It will be many years before anyone can predict a hurricane's behavior with much accuracy.
   要能够相当准确地预测出飓风的特性尚需多年。
3. A canny investor would need to predict when the dollar will once more start tumbling
   精明的投资者需要预计到美元何时会再次大跌。
4. There are many theories that claim to be able to predict whether you're carrying a boy or a girl.
   有许多理论声称能够预测胎儿的性别。
5. New Government figures predict that one in two marriages will end in divorce.
   新的政府统计数字预测，每两例婚姻中就有一例会离异。
6. Weather forecasts predict more hot weather, gusty winds and lightning strikes.
   天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
7. There's no way to predict the future health of the banking industry.
   银行业未来是否会兴旺发达根本无法预测。
8. He's not the thoroughly outgoing character you'd predict, although he has his moments.
   虽然他也有活泼的时候，但他并非如你所想的那么外向。
9. Election officials predict they'll set a new turnout record for an off-year election in Washington state.
   选举官员预测他们将在华盛顿州创下非大选年投票人数的新纪录。
10. The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest
    最近的民意测验预测竞争将会非常激烈。
11. He predicted that my hair would grow back 'in no time'
    他预言我的头发“一眨眼”就会长回来。
12. It's hard to predict how a jury will react
    很难预测陪审团将会作出何种反应。
13. 'The war will continue another two or three years,' he predicted.
    “这场战争还会再持续两三年的时间，”他预测道。
14. Defense planners predict an extended period of retrenchment.
    国防规划人员预计开支紧缩期会延长。
15. I predict it will run and run.
    我估计这会一直延续下去。
16. The most recent polls predict a tight three-way race.
    最近的调查显示，这将是一场三方激烈角逐的比赛。
17. He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome
    他说现在还无法预料最终的结局。
18. It's hard to predict how things will turn out.
    事情还不定怎样呢。
19. No one had enough foresight to predict the winner.
    谁也没有足够的先见能预测哪一个获胜。
20. Whether this will be successful or not is still difficult to predict.
    成败利钝尚难逆料。
21. It is ridiculously absurd to predict that the sun will not rise tomorrow.
    预言明天太阳将不会升起是荒唐可笑的。
22. It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.
    预言这次对话可能有什么结果，现在还为时过早。
23. To the biochemist, the importance of thermodynamics lies in its ability to predict the position of equilibrium in a system.
    对于生物化学家来说，热力学的重要性在于它能预示一个体系在平衡时的位置。
24. However, even though unemployment rates will not be as severe, I still predict that we are in store for a miserable decade of economic stagnation.
    然而，尽管失业率不会那么高，我仍然认为我们会经历一个悲惨的、经济停滞的十年，现在我们正在为此做准备。
25. Although managers cannot predict the future, many of their decisions require that they consider possible future events.
    虽然管理者不能预见未来，但是他们要做的很多决策需要他们考虑将来可能发生的情况。
26. We can predict the accrue of time and the location of the earthquake may occur.
    我们预测了了地震可能会发生的较为准确的时间和地点。
27. Scientists combine data and mathematical models to predict changes in temperature and rainfall.
    科学家把数据和数学模型结合起来，去预测温度和降雨量的变化。
28. An experimental system is established to recognize and to predict the different combustion states.
    建立了一套可以识别和预测不同燃烧状态的实验系统。
29. The technique is important and useful to detect and predict the fatigue properties and failure of materials.
    该技术对检测和预测材料的疲劳性能和失效有重要意义。

  foretell predict【导航词义：预言】

  foretell v. 〈正式〉预言

〔辨析〕尤指用特殊的魔力预言某事会发生。

  predict v. 预言，预料，预测

〔辨析〕指在某事尚未发生的时候就认为某事会发生。

verb

1. indicate by signs
   1. These signs bode bad news

   Synonym:    bodeportendauspicateprognosticateomenpresagebetokenforeshadowaugurforetellprefigureforecast

2. make a prediction about
   1. Call the outcome of an election

   Synonym:    foretellprognosticatecallforebodeanticipatepromise