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forecaster

/fawr-kast, -kahst, fohr-/US // ˈfɔrˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈfoʊr- //UK // (ˈfɔːˌkɑːst) //

预报员,预言家,预告员,预测者

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v.有主动词 verb
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    fore·cast or fore·cast·ed, fore·cast·ing.

    • : to predict; calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
    • : to serve as a prediction of; foreshadow.
    • : to contrive or plan beforehand; prearrange.
v.无主动词 verb
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    fore·cast or fore·cast·ed, fore·cast·ing.

    • : to conjecture beforehand; make a prediction.
    • : to plan or arrange beforehand.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a prediction, especially as to the weather.
    • : a conjecture as to something in the future.
    • : the act, practice, or faculty of forecasting.
    • : Archaic. foresight in planning.

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Examples

  • So far, those initial forecasts were worse than what has actually taken place.

  • When these forecasts turn out to be inaccurate, many turn against survey researchers, as we’ve recently seen.

  • Some of your choices will depend on data you gathered from other sources, such as the weather forecast.

  • Say the final polling averages miss by a bit more than 3 points on average, as our forecast assumes.

  • We love our sports forecasts here at FiveThirtyEight, but one of the things that make the games great is when a team comes along and takes prognosticators by surprise.

  • The modern professional forecaster would scorn to consult the entrails.

  • "The Bureau at Washington would be glad of a series like that," put in the Forecaster.

  • "You'll have to begin at the beginning, Anton," put in the Forecaster quietly.

  • The Forecaster turned swiftly to the older boy and began examining the injury.

  • The Forecaster pushed back his hat from his forehead and looked quizzically at the white-faced lad.