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[/ˈprɔfɪt; ˋprɑfɪt/] n (fem 阴性作 prophetess [/ˈprɔfɪtes, also ˏprɔfɪˈtes; ˋprɑfɪtɪs/]) 用法:
1 [C] person who tells, or claims to be able to tell, what will happen in the future 预言者; 预言家:
(joc 谑) I'm afraid I'm no weather prophet. 我可不会预测天气. 用法:
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(a) (also Prophet) [C] (in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) person who teaches religion and is, or claims to be, inspired by God （基督教、 犹太教及伊斯兰教的）先知（宣讲教义并称受到神灵启示者）:
the Prophets of the Old Testament 《旧约》中的先知.
(b) the Prophet [sing] the founder of the Muslim religion, Mohammed 穆罕默德（伊斯兰教创立人）.
(C) the Prophets [pl] the prophetical books of the Old Testament （《旧约》中的）先知书. 用法:
3 [C] ~ (of sth) spokesman or advocate of a new belief, cause, theory, etc （一种新的信仰、 事业、 理论等的）鼓吹者, 提倡者:
William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism. 威廉·莫里斯是社会主义的早期鼓吹者之一. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) a ,prophet of `doom person who holds or expresses pessimistic views about sth, esp about the future of the world 对某事物（尤指对世界的未来）持悲观看法或散布悲观言论者:
If we had listened to the prophets of doom, we would never have started the project. 要是我们听信那些悲观者的论调, 那工程就永远不可能上马. |