forecast

英 ['fɔːkɑːst] 美 ['fɔːrkæst]

• n. 预测；预报
• v. 预测

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 预测; 预报

   say in advance what is likely to happen

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 预料，预想
2. 预测，预报
3. 先见，预见
4. 预谋，事先的考虑

v. 动词

1. 预测，预报
2. 预言，预兆，预示
3. 预谋，预见，预料，预知，事先计划
4. 展望
5. 作预测，进行预报，作预告

英英释义

Noun:

1. a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

Verb:

1. predict in advance

2. judge to be probable

3. indicate by signs;

   "These signs bode bad news"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Share prices plunged as a result of the gloomy economic forecast.
   关于经济前景暗淡的预测导致股票价格大跌。
2. The Treasury's forecast assumes that inflation will remain below 3%.
   财政部的预测称,通货膨胀率将保持在3%25以下。
3. The weather forecast says it will be sunny tomorrow.
   天气预报说明天是晴天。
4. Despite the good weather forecast, the next morning was as wet as ever.
   尽管预报称天气很好，但次日上午仍阴雨绵绵。

用作动词 (v.)

1. They tried to forecast the result of the football match.
   他们试图预测这场足球比赛的结果。
2. Next year's growth rate is forecast at just 1%.
   据预测,第二年的增长率仅仅只有1%25。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. They forecast the election results.
   他们预测了选举结果。
2. It is almost impossible to forecast the future development of a very young child.
   预测幼儿将来的发展几乎是办不到的。
3. He confidently forecast a big increase in sales, and he turned out to be right.
   他自信地预测销售量将会大幅度提高,事实证明他是对的。
4. Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.
   专家已预测股票市场价格有上涨趋势。
5. Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.
   现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。
6. He is able to forecast the future.
   他能预见将来。
7. This forecasts a change in the situation.
   这预示着形势将有变化。
8. Clouds do not necessarily forecast rain.
   有云不一定预示有雨。
9. How could I have forecast such a dilemma?
   我怎么能事先料到会这样进退维谷呢?
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10. A wet summer has been forecast.
    根据预报,今年夏天将多雨。
11. Cooler weather is forecast for tomorrow.
    预报说明天天气较为凉爽。

S+～+that-clause

1. She forecast that he would fail.
   她预测他会失败。
2. The teacher forecast that 15 of his students would pass the exam.
   老师预测有15位学生能通过考试。
3. The teacher forecast that about one third of the pupils might fail the exam.
   老师预测将有三分之一的学生通不过考试。
4. The newspaper forecast that the government would only last for six months.
   报纸预测这届政府只能维持6个月。

S+～+wh-clause

1. A prudent builder should forecast how long the stuff is like to last.
   一个精明的建筑师应是先考虑到工程可能持续多长时间。
2. Who can forecast what a baby will do next?
   谁能预测出婴儿要做什么?
3. The radio forecast what the weather will be like tomorrow.
   无线电正在预报明天的天气。
4. No one can forecast what will happen to the world in 1000 years' time.
   没人能预测1000年后世界上会发生什么。
5. I wouldn't like to forecast whether he will resign.
   我不想预言他是否会辞职。

经典引文

• The doctrine, which Swift, with the keen forecast of genius, dimly anticipated.

  出自： Carlyle

• At the first sight the thing which was forecast by good order, seemeth to happen by adventure.

  出自： A. Golding

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• forecast a big increase in sales 预测销量会大增
• forecast the election result 预测选举结果
• forecast the future 预测未来
• forecast rain 预测有雨
• forecast situation 预测形势
• forecast snow 预测下雪
• forecast storm 预报暴风雨
• forecast an upturn 预测上升趋势
• forecast the weather 预报天气

～+副词

• forecast confidently 自信地预测
• forecast dimly 模糊地预测
• forecast morbidly 悲观地预测
• forecast mysteriously 神秘地预测
• forecast supernaturally 不可思议地预测
• forecast vividly 生动地预测

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. forecast的基本含义是在某事发生之前告知其将要发生,即“预言,预测,预报”,是指对未来的预报、推测和设想,尤指天气预报,所强调的是预测的结果。
2. forecast多用作及物动词,接名词、代词或由that或疑问词引导的从句作宾语。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

forecast, augur, forebode, foretell, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy

• 这组词都有“预言,预示”的意思。其区别是：
• foretell强调预告即将发生的事情,而不暗示这种预告是否有依据或消息的来源是否可靠; predict指根据事实或自然规律进行推断后作出预告,暗示有科学的准确性; forecast指对未来的预报、推测或设想,强调最终可能产生的结果,尤指天气预报; prophesy指受灵感启示而作出预言,暗示有较强的自信; prognosticate指根据前兆或症状预知、预测; augur指靠占卜预言未来的吉凶祸福; presage指预示,其中, presage可指好、坏或不好不坏的事; forebode指不祥的预感。

近反义词

【近义词】

• prediction 预言
• foretell 预言
• predict 预言
• prognostication 预知
• anticipate 预期
• estimate 估价
• calculate 计算
• prognosis 预断病情
• omen 征兆
• guess 推测
• calculation 计算
• conjecture 推测
• projection 投影
• promise 诺言
• prophecy 预言
• project 计划
• tell 告诉
• foretelling 预言
• forewarn 预先警告
• warn 警告
• prophesy 预言
• foresee 预见
• speculation 推测
• foreboding 不祥的预感
• divine 神圣的
• expectation 预料
• read 识字
• figure 图形
• auspicate 卜得吉兆而开始...
• count on 依靠
• prefigure 预示
• prognosticate 预知
• augur 占兆官
• foreshadow 预示
• bode 预示
• betoken 预示
• reckon 计算
• portend 成为 ... 的前兆...
• presage 预感