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[/ˈprɔfəsaɪ; ˋprɑfəˏsaɪ/] v (pt, pp -sied) 用法:
1 [I, Ip] ~ (of sth) foretell future events; speak as a prophet; make prophecies 预告未来; 作预言. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tf, Tw] say (what will happen in the future); foretell 预告（某事）; 预言:
He prophesied the strange events that were to come. 他预言要有怪事发生. *
They prophesied correctly that the Conservatives would win the election. 他们预言保守党人在选举中获胜, 果然不出所料. *
He refused to prophesy when the economy would begin to improve. 他不愿推测经济何时好转. |