prophesy是什么意思？

prophesy

英[ˈprɒfəsaɪ] 美[ˈprɑfəsaɪ]

• vt. 预告，预言；

第三人称单数：prophesies;

过去式：prophesied;

过去分词：prophesied;

现在分词：prophesying;

例句

• It is easy to prophesy after the event. 事后诸葛亮,预言顶便当。

同义词

• vt.
  prophesy的同义词之：预言;预知;预测
  soothsay, foretell, forecast, predict, divine, foresee,
• prophesy的同义词之：其他释义
  foresee, foretell, forecast, predict, soothsay, divine,

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  预言；预告
  If you prophesy that something will happen, you say that you strongly believe that it will happen.
  例句
  He prophesied that within five years his opponent would either be dead or in prison... 他预言5年内他的敌人要么会死去，要么会进监狱。 She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition. 她预言这次探险结局不会好。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  预告;预言
  She prophesied the tragic outcome. 她预言有悲惨的结果。 The first explosion of the atomic bomb prophesied of change and a new age. 原子弹的首次爆炸预示着变化和一个新时代的来临。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
  2. deliver a sermon;
  "The minister is not preaching this Sunday"