foretell

汉语翻译

vt. 预言, 预告, 预示

词型变化：

动词过去式:foretold 过去分词:foretold 现在分词:foretelling 第三人称单数:foretells 名词:foreteller 

英语解释：

动词 foretell:

1. foreshadow or presage
   同义词：announce, annunciate, harbinger, herald
2. make a prediction about; tell in advance
   同义词：predict, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise
3. indicate by signs
   同义词：bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, prefigure, forecast, predict

例句：

1. She claims to be psychic and to be able to foretell the future.
   她自称有特异功能，能预知未来。
2. Since I cannot foretell things like a prophet, I cannot help taking a small loss.
   我又不能料事如神，总不免要吃点小亏。
3. The Messiah, as foretold by the prophets of the Old Testament.
   救世主《旧约》中的先知们预言的救世主

详细解释：

fore.tell

v.tr.（及物动词）
fore.told[-tôld.] fore.tell.ing,fore.tells
To tell of or indicate beforehand; predict.
预言，预示：事先告知或暗示；预示

【引伸】
foretell.er
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>foretell,augur,divine,prophesy,vaticinateThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to tell about something beforehand by or as if by supernatural means.:
这些动词共有的中心意思是.通过或仿佛通过超自然的方式预言.：
例句：
foretelling the future;
预示未来；

例句：
augured scandal from a distance;
在一段时间之前预言丑闻；

例句：
divined the enemy`s victory;
预测敌人的胜利；

例句：
prophesying a stock-market boom;
预测股票市场暴涨；

例句：
atrocities vaticinated by the antifascists. See also Synonyms at predict
反 * 主义者预言的暴行 参见同义词 predict