predict

【发音】

美 /prɪ'dɪkt/ 英 /pri'dikt/

【翻译】

1. v.预言，预测，预告

   英释:to say that something will happen, before it happens

【记忆】

pre(预先) ＋ dict(说) → 预言， 预告， 预测

【例句】

1. Sales were five percent lower than predicted.

   销售额比预期低5%。

2. As Liz had predicted , the rumours were soon forgotten.

   正如利兹所预料的，流言很快就被淡忘了。

【真题例句】

1. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...It is harder to predict...

2. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Young people don't know what to learn because it is hard to predict what skills are most needed or valued ten years from now...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.预报，预言；预知

   forecast/advance information/

【同根词】

1. adj

   predictable : 可预言的

   predictive : 预言性的；成为前兆的

2. adv

   predictably : 可预言地

3. n

   prediction : 预报；预言

   predictor : [气象] 预报器；预言者

   predictability : 可预测性；可预言