prophesy

英 [ˈprɒfəsaɪ]

美 [ˈprɑːfəsaɪ]

v.  预告; 预言

过去式：prophesied　过去分词：prophesied　现在分词：prophesying　第三人称单数：prophesies　

TEM8

BNC.15270 / COCA.18635

牛津词典

verb

• 预告；预言
  to say what will happen in the future (done in the past using religious or magic powers)
  1. to prophesy war
     预言有战争
  2. She prophesied that she would win a gold medal.
     她预言自己将赢得金牌。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预言；预告
  If youprophesy thatsomething will happen, you say that you strongly believe that it will happen.
  1. He prophesied that within five years his opponent would either be dead or in prison...
     他预言5年内他的敌人要么会死去，要么会进监狱。
  2. She prophesied a bad ending for the expedition.
     她预言这次探险结局不会好。

英英释义

verb

• deliver a sermon
  1. The minister is not preaching this Sunday
  Synonym:preach
• predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
  Synonym:vaticinate

双语例句

• The exploiter would carry away his prophesy of harvest.
  拓荒者将带走收获的预言。
• Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
  不可听那些先知对你们所说的话。他们说，你们不致服事巴比伦王，其实他们向你们说假预言。
• And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.
  他有四个女儿，都是处女，是说预言的。
• Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.
  在那些日子、我要将我的灵浇灌我的仆人和使女、他们就要说豫言。
• I wouldn't prophesy who will win the election.
  我不想预言谁将赢得这次选举。
• If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
  若有人心存虚假、用谎言说、我要向你们豫言得清酒和浓酒.那人就必作这民的先知。
• For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
  耶和华说，我并没有打发他们，他们却托我的名说假预言，好使我将你们和向你们说预言的那些先知赶出去，一同灭亡。
• Its success lies mostly in its amazing accurate prophesy.
  它的成功一大半是因为它惊人准确的预言。
• He doesn't feel the need to pass back into the past and prophesy again.
  他认为没有必要回到过去，再预言一次。
• But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.
  你们却给拿细耳人酒喝，嘱咐先知说，不要说预言。