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prophetBrE /ˈprɒfɪt/NAmE /ˈprɑːfɪt/ noun [C] (in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) a person sent by God to teach the people and give them messages from God （基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教的）先知the Prophet [sing.] Muhammad, who founded the religion of Islam 先知穆罕默德（伊斯兰教的创始人） [C] a person who claims to know what will happen in the future 预言家；预言者 [C] ~ (of sth) a person who teaches or supports a new idea, theory, etc. 倡导者；拥护者；鼓吹者◆William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism. 威廉 · 莫里斯是社会主义的早期传播者之一。the Prophets [pl.] the name used for some books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible （《〈圣经〉旧约》和《希伯来圣经》中的）先知书 ●ˌprophet of ˈdoom●ˈdoom merchanta person who predicts that things will go very badly 末日预言者◆The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong. 认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家完全错了。 |