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prophesy

/prof-uh-sahy/US // ˈprɒf əˌsaɪ //UK // (ˈprɒfɪˌsaɪ) //

预言,预测,预言家,预言家们

Related Words

foretell预示着,预示,预言presage预言,预示着,预见,预示portend预示着,预报,预告,预示foresee预知,预见,预测,预见的predict预测,预告,预言,预见forewarn预先警告,预警,预告,预先警报adumbrate润饰,润物细无声,润色,润饰的forecast预测,预告,预报,预计vaticinate梵蒂冈,梵蒂冈语,梵蒂冈的,梵帝冈call呼叫,称呼,调用,打电话给augur蛟龙出海,蛟龙号,蛟龙,蛟龙出没prognosticate预测,预言,预示着,预示divine神圣的,神奇的,神圣,神奇make book做书,做书的,做本书,做書soothsay嗽叭,嗽叭说,嗽叭人,嗽叭网

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    proph·e·sied, proph·e·sy·ing.

    • : to foretell or predict.
    • : to indicate beforehand.
    • : to declare or foretell by or as if by divine inspiration.
    • : to utter in prophecy or as a prophet.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    proph·e·sied, proph·e·sy·ing.

    • : to make predictions.
    • : to make inspired declarations of what is to come.
    • : to speak as a mediator between God and humankind or in God's stead.
    • : Archaic. to teach religious subjects.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbpredict, warn
Forms: prophesied
Synonyms
foretell预示着,预示,预言portend预示着,预报,预告,预示presage预言,预示着,预见,预示adumbrate润饰,润物细无声,润色,润饰的augur蛟龙出海,蛟龙号,蛟龙,蛟龙出没call呼叫,称呼,调用,打电话给divine神圣的,神奇的,神圣,神奇forecast预测,预告,预报,预计foresee预知,预见,预测,预见的forewarn预先警告,预警,预告,预先警报predict预测,预告,预言,预见prognosticate预测,预言,预示着,预示vaticinate梵蒂冈,梵蒂冈语,梵蒂冈的,梵帝冈call the turn叫价,呼叫转弯,叫停转弯,叫价转弯crystal-ballhave a hunch有预感,预感,直觉,预感到make book做书,做书的,做本书,做書psych it out心理咨询,心理咨询师,精神病学,精神病患者see coming请看即将到来的,请看即将来临的,请看即将到来,请看即将推出的soothsay嗽叭,嗽叭说,嗽叭人,嗽叭网

Examples

  • He breaks out of the Matrix and discovers that he is “the One,” a prophesied powerful figure.

  • South Central Ventures Investment Manager Pedja Predin prophesied that former T-Mobile CEO John Legere would reveal himself to be “Adam Neumann’s real biological father, or that Adam Neumann is actually Sacha Baron Cohen playing a role.”

  • Problem is, if enough people jump ship, that will become a self-fulfilling prophesy.

  • Son of man, set thy face against the children of Ammon, and thou shalt prophesy of them.

  • I always prophesy it just six months off; but do I believe it?

  • When all men speak well of a wedding, and all the prophets prophesy smooth things—my fear is great.

  • Then he showed them the difference between the meaning of the Greek word, and that of the modern English word prophesy.

  • This animal is also a favourite mythic form of expression in Merlin's famous prophesy.

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